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Dozens of Metra, CTA train, bus lines could be cut due to $770M budget hole: Transit officials
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 Pace. In a report from the Regional ...
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‘Extensive delays’ expected after Metra train on UPNW line strikes vehicle near Palatine
PALATINE, Ill. (WGN) — Delays are expected to be “extensive” during the Wednesday evening rush along Metra’s Union Pacific Northwest Line after a train struck a vehicle. Outbound trains ...
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Transit riders decry potential cuts to CTA, Metra, Pace at RTA board meeting
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 ...
Smart Cities Dive5d
Where battery and hydrogen-powered trains are coming to US commuter rail
As U.S. transit agencies increasingly order buses powered by batteries or hydrogen fuel cells, some of these same agencies ...