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Chicago Transit at a Crossroads

Aaron Renn | Posted 10.16.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Chicago Transit Authority, Public Transportation, Pace, Metra, Midway Airport, Urban Planning, Cta-Orange-Line, City Planning, Illinois Budget, Cta, Indianapolis, Rod Blagojevich, Mayor Daley, Global Cities, Rta, CTA Bus Tracker, El, Chicago News
Aaron Renn

The CTA doomsday budget, even if it doesn't come to pass, has done a great service by showing the city the inevitable future. Service has been trending downward for decades.

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Ticket To Ride Exclusive Metra Car: $900 A Year (VIDEO)

Huffington Post | Posted 08.20.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Metra Car 553, Metra, Video, Private Metra Train, Public Transit, Commuting, Private Train Cars, Deerpath, Chicago News

Riding in a private Metra car may not be as expensive as you think. The Tribune's Richard Wronski reports that Metra's exclusive Car 553, the nation'...

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South Side Group Lobbies For CTA Gold Line Out Of Olympics

Chicago Tribune | Richard Wronski | Posted 08.07.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Chicago Olympics, Cta, Cta Gold Line, Chicago Olympic Bid, Gold Line, Metra, Chicago Public Transit, Chicago 2016, Chicago Trains, Chicago News

Transit riders already have a choice of Red, Green, Blue, Brown, Orange, Yellow, Pink and Purple Lines, but a coalition of South Side activists also w...

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CTA Funding Cut By $35 Million: 'Everything Is On The Table'

Huffington Post | Posted 07.26.2009 | Chicago

Read More: CTA Cuts, Richard Rodriguez, Pace, Chicago Transit Authority, CTA Budget, Metra, Cta, Free Rides for Seniors, Cta Revenue, Subway Naming Rights, Pace Paratransit, Chicago News

The Chicago Transit Authority will have to make do with $35 million less this year after the Regional Transportation Authority board cut the operating...

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CTA Service Cuts Possible

Chicago Tribune | Jon Hilkevitch | Posted 07.24.2009 | Chicago

Read More: CTA Budget, CTA Service Cuts, Cta, Pace, Metra, Regional Transportation Authority, Chicago News

The Regional Transportation Authority board will be asked on Thursday to approve a new round of cuts totaling $61 million at the CTA, Metra and Pace t...

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Metra To Start Taking Credit Cards

Chicago Tribune | Posted 06.01.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Julie Hamos, Metra Credit Cards, Metra, Chicago News

Responding to pressure from commuters and state lawmakers, Metra said today it will allow riders to buy tickets and passes with credit cards by Februa...

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Commuter Providing Metra Delay Updates On Twitter

Chicago Tribune | Richard Wronski | Posted 04.24.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Twitter, Metra Twitter, Metra, Tony Zale, Metra Delays, Metra Tweets, Chicago News

If you've ever hurried to the station only to discover your train is running late, veteran commuter Tony Zale feels your pain and offers a free antido...

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Transit Agencies To Fight Over $414 Million In Stimulus Funds

Progress Illinois | Angela Caputo | Posted 04.05.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Rta, Illinois Transit Projects, Pace, Metra, Stimulus Package, Cta, Chicagot Ransit Stimulus Projects, CTA Stimulus Projects, Illinois Stimulus Projects, Chicago News

Here's how the $414 million in mass transit money set to flow into the region will be distributed by agency: $240 million (or 58 percent) will go to t...

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Cash-Strapped Metra Exploring Train Advertising

AP | Posted 04.17.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Metra Advertising, Metra Train Advertising, Metra Ads, Metra, Metra Coach Ads, Trains, Chicago News

The Metra commuter rail service is reconsidering its long-standing policy of sparing its riders of advertising on its trains. On Monday, Metra rolled...

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Metra North Central Service Shut Down After Freight Train Derailment

Chicago Tribune | Posted 02.16.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Metra North Central, Metra Delays, Metra Freight Train Derailment, Metra Service, Metra, Chicago News

All morning rush hour service on Metra's North Central service between Antioch and Chicago has been canceled today because of a major freight train de...

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Amtrak Derailment Causes Rush Hour Problems For Metra Lines

Chicago Sun-Times | Mary Wisniewski | Posted 02.14.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Metra Service, Metra, Amtrak Metra, Amtrak Derailment, Amtrak, Metra Delays, Union Station, Amtrak Chicago Derailment, Amtrak Union Station, Chicago News

An Amtrak train derailment just south of Union Station is blocking all Metra trains going in or out on the Burlington Northern, Southwest and Heritage...

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Armed Secret Service Agent Causes Metra Train Scare

Chicago Sun-Times | Posted 02.14.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Chicago Train Gun Scare, Metra Stoppage, Metra Gun Scare, Secret Service Metra, Metra, Chicago News

A Metra train headed to Chicago from Aurora was stopped in Lisle on Wednesday morning and everyone on board was searched by police after an armed Secr...

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Metra Not Raising Fares In 2009

Chicago Public Radio | Tasha Flournoy | Posted 12.15.2008 | Chicago

Read More: Chicago Metra Fare Hike, Metra, Chicago Metra, Chicago Metra Fares, Chicago Transit, Chicago Metra Budget 2009, Chicago Transportation, Phil Pagano, Chicago News

The board of Metra commuter rail has approved its 2009 budget without any fare hikes. The agency already raised fares earlier this year by 10 percent....

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Metra To Pay $11M In Train Death Settlements

AP | Posted 12.13.2008 | Chicago

Read More: Allison Walsh, Jane Cuthbert, Metra Lawsuit, Metra, Judy Pardonnet, Metra Crash, Thomas Hogan, Metra Crash Settlement, Chicago News

A judge in Chicago says the Metra transit system must pay $11 million to settle two wrongful death lawsuits stemming from a deadly 2005 train derailme...

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AIG Woes To Cost RTA Millions

AP | Posted 04.17.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Aig, Metra, Regional Transportation Authority, U.S. Treasury, Cta, American International Group, Stephen Schlickman, Rta, AIG RTA, Trains, Chicago News

CHICAGO -- The Regional Transportation Authority is among about 30 transit agencies around the nation that could be on the hook for millions of dollar...

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Free Public Transit Rides For Low-Income Disabled

Chicago Tribune | Jon Hilkevitch | Posted 11.23.2008 | Chicago

Read More: Chicago Public Transit, Chicago City Council, Poor Disabled Transit Rides, Free Transit Rides, Chicago Transit Authority, Metra, Rod Blagojevich, Low-Income Disabled Rides Cta, Cta, State of Illinois Circuit Breaker Program, Pace, Rta, Chicago News

UPDATE 10/24 "Misunderstandings on how to apply for a free rides program for disabled riders has resulted in a number of applications being rejected...

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Metra Not Raising Fares

Chicago Tribune | Richard Wronski | Posted 11.17.2008 | Chicago

Read More: Cta, Pace Chicago, Chicago Transit Costs, Metra, CTA Fare Hike, Chicago News

Metra will unveil its 2009 budget today, but unlike the CTA and Pace, the commuter rail line says there will be no fare increase or service cuts next ...

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Closing Time For Metra Drinkers

Chicago Tribune | Richard Wronski | Posted 09.27.2008 | Chicago

Read More: Metra Bar Cars, Chicago Commute, Metra, Metra Closing Bar Cars, Chicago Drinking, Metra Drinking, Metra Last Call, Sober Metra, Train Bar Cars, Chicago News

Every weekday at 5:17 p.m., the bar car on Metra's Milwaukee District West line becomes the place where everybody knows your name and they're always g...

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Metra Running Again After Pedestrian Fatally Hit Near Lisle

Chicago Tribune | Posted 09.13.2008 | Chicago

Read More: Metra Accident, Metra Pedestrian, Metra Lisle, Lisle Train Stopped, Lisle Trains, Metra Crash, Metra Stopped, Metra, Chicago News

UPDATE Commuters on the Metra line between Aurora and Chicago experienced major delays Wednesday morning after a train fatally struck a pedestrian ...

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