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Metra considering renaming of commuter rail lines
Metra has begun a rider survey over renaming its lines from their current names — which largely are derived from their ...
Metra trains halted near Lake Forest after freight train strikes pedestrian
Trains on Metra's Milwaukee District North Line have been halted near Lake Forest after a freight train struck a pedestrian, ...
Metra's proposal to rename its train lines might be just the ticket for riders
Metra's plan to rename its train lines has to be done right. The public has a chance to weigh in. We'd also like to know how ...
Metra wants to hear from riders on possible new line names, as Union Pacific phased out
CHICAGO (WLS) -- Metra is phasing out the names for some of its lines, and wants to hear from its riders. The commuter rail is phasing out the Union Pacific North, Northwest and West lines. Some new ...
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Metra could face 40% service cuts under ‘fiscal cliff’
For most of Wednesday’s annual presentation to Northwestern University’s Sandhouse Rail Group, representatives of Metra and ...
Metra considers replacing rail line names with numbers, letters
Metra on Monday acknowledged the confusion and began a public outreach effort that could potentially rename all of its lines ...
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All aboard the M1? Metra considers renaming train lines
Or switching the Union Pacific North Line to Metra 1 (M1)? Metra is surveying passengers about a potential rebranding to make ...
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Metra to STB: Ensure Passenger Service on UP Lines ‘Continues Uninterrupted’
Union Pacific (UP) has placed Metra’s regional/commuter rail service in Chicagoland “at risk by demanding” that it pay ...
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Metra asks feds for relief in feud with Union Pacific over ‘unreasonable’ costs to run trains on tracks
Commuter service for thousands of Union Pacific riders is in jeopardy amid an impasse with the freight railroad over track ...