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J.D. Danton’s shift at Metra’s 16th Street Tower on Friday night and Saturday morning (April 11-12, 2025) was certainly nothing new. And yet, the dilapidated structure had never seen anything like it ...
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A Metra train in the Crystal Lake rail yard on Thursday, Jan. 23. 2025. Metra plans to move the rail yard from Crystal Lake to an area off Lamb Road north of the train tracks in Woodstock. (Gregory ...
The RTA, which coordinates the Chicago Transit Authority, Metra and Pace, is facing a $770 million fiscal cliff next year when federal COVID relief funds run out. The transit agencies want ...
Independent photo by Andrew Rousey The Woodstock Layover Yard Project would replace the train storage tracks in Crystal Lake, shown here, and Barrington. The site is east of Lamb Road, north of ...
Metra Union Pacific-Northwest trains are moving again after an outbound train struck a vehicle near Palatine Wednesday afternoon. Metra tweeted that UP-NW train #629 was scheduled is stopped near ...
The event, dubbed a "Day of Action" by workers comes as COVID grant money is set to run out for Chicago-area transit agencies, including the CTA, Metra and ... of eight CTA train lines could ...
Train companies, eager to capitalize on this newfound enthusiasm, have been racing to add new destinations, revive old ones or simply provide more seats on popular routes. Others have gone for ...
“Blue Train,” I said, and the guard waved us through. Image Guests arriving for a trip on the Blue Train are welcomed in style at the Cape Town train station. The entire experience is meant to ...
The Metra UP-W line, which runs from Elburn to Ogilvy Transportation Center first posted about the delays at 11:33 a.m. Monday, saying "inbound and outbound train traffic will be halted due to ...
The Taiwan High Speed Rail (THSPR) connects major cities in western Taiwan between Taipei and Kaohsiung. Opened on January 5, 2007, the rail system has become an important part of Taiwan's ...
Metra spokesman Michael Gillis said despite the most recent contract, Metra had scaled back its lobbying. The rail agency used to rely on several firms and now has one contract, and also scaled ...