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Metra offering free rides to Ravinia Festival this summer
Fox local via AOL· 12 hours agoHIGHLAND PARK, Ill. - If you plan on going to Ravinia Festival this summer, Metra has an easy way for you to get to the grounds without breaking the bank. For the fourth year ...
Diamond in the rough or money pit? Metra board chagrined at costs of warehouse ‘fiasco’
Daily Herald· 4 days agoFaced with insufficient storage space for materials, equipment and parts, Metra leaders hoped a former furniture warehouse in Harvey could solve their overflow problems. & ...
CTA President Dorval Carter blasts criticism amid calls for resignation: ‘I have been turned into a...
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 12 hours agoCTA President Dorval Carter gave a defiant response to the criticism of his leadership Thursday,...
Metra asks for riders to take survey to help determine future of agency
NBC Chicago· 2 days agoAs Metra looks to dial in its long-term transit plan in the Chicago area, the agency is asking for help from the public to help it make decisions on its direction. In that ...
Mayor Johnson has a chance to make a better pick for RTA board
Chicago Sun-Times· 2 days agoThe CTA, Metra and Pace boards would require knowledgeable members, even if the transit agencies...
Pullman-built private varnish again featured at ‘Railroad Days’ event - Trains
Trains.com· 11 hours agoThe event Saturday, June 1, and Sunday, June 2, is sponsored by the Historic Pullman Foundation in...
CTA chairman Dorval Carter Jr. tells Chicago alders he thinks push to fire him is personal
CBS News· 10 hours agoThe president of the Chicago Transit Authority faced the music in City Hall Thursday, spending hours...
Woman fatally struck by Amtrak train in Lemont
WGN Chicago via Yahoo News· 5 days agoLEMONT, Ill. — A woman is dead after she was struck by an Amtrak train in the southwest suburbs on Saturday afternoon. According to police, the victim, a...
Pullman Railroad Days to return this weekend
The Times of Northwest Indiana· 13 hours agoExhibit includes the 1950 Pullman Sleeper-Observation Blue Ridge Club, the 1923 Sleeper-Lounge Dover Harbor and the 1957 Hollywood Beach.
CTA president angry, defiant at City Council efforts to push him out
WBEZ 91.5 Chicago· 14 hours agoA defiant CTA President Dorval Carter Jr. on Thursday lashed out at City Council members demanding...