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Man fatally struck by Metra train in Des Plaines
Chicago Sun-Times· 8 hours agoAt about 7:15 p.m., a 56-year-old man was hit by inbound Metra train #666 at the Des Plaines station at 1501 Miner Street, according to Des Plaines...
New Metra station to open in Edgewater
Chicago Tribune· 13 hours agoA new Metra station in Edgewater is set to open after a decade of talk and more than 2.5 years of construction. The Peterson/Ridge station, on the Union...
Metra to open new station in Chicago, add UP North trains May 20 - Trains
Trains.com· 4 hours agoMetra will open its newest station, and expand service on its Union Pacific North Line — which...
A good deal for the suburbs? Transit merger proposal raises questions about finances, fairness
Daily Herald· 1 day agoThe General Assembly is considering rolling Metra, Pace and the CTA into one mega agency. Ripple...
Column: Mass transit consolidation idea makes a return trip
Chicago Tribune· 19 hours agoThe recent offering by some state lawmakers to merge the region’s transit agencies proves, once...
CTA, Metra and Pace could ride together under separate plans to improve transit governance
Chicago Sun-Times· 7 days agoFor too long, the CTA, Metra and Pace have operated like separate and competing fiefdoms rather than...
Editorial: The pros and cons of a unified transit agency for metropolitan Chicago
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 1 day agoThe acronym MMA often translates to mixed martial arts, the sport that draws from jiu-jitsu, wrestling, karate and more. But in Chicago’s transit world, MMA may soon stand for the Metropolitan ...
News photos: ‘Empress’ in Illinois - Trains
Trains.com· 14 hours agoWell, technically, Bensenville, Ill., the home of CPKC’s yard west of the city and adjacent to O’Hare Airport. That’s where the locomotive is laying over...
Illinois bill proposes merger of Chicago transit agencies into single organization - Trains
Trains.com· 7 days agoThe 621-page HB 5829, introduced by state Rep. Evan-Dina Delgado (D-Chicago) would create the...
Photos: Big Sky VolleyFest at Metra
Billings Gazette· 2 days agoMatches for the Big Sky VolleyFest take place at the Expo Center at MetraPark on Saturday, May 4, 2024.
