Metra strikes back: Commuter railroad sues Union Pacific for refusing to collect fares
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Today Metra ratcheted up the conflict another notch with a new lawsuit accusing Union Pacific of breach of contract.
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New Sat/Sun pass, capital projects, and South Cook pilot part of Metra’s 2021 Budget
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Fortunately Mayor Lightfoot and CTA now seem to be onboard with South Cook pilot. An intergovernmental agreement is drafted and will hopefully be approved at the November board meeting.
Ogilvie ticket verification booths are a symptom of harmful Metra / Union Pacific conflict
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The Active Transportation Alliance spokesman says that this brinkmanship is bad for rail employees and the commuting public.
Metra may revamp fare structure, introduce new passes
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As Metra prepares its 2021 budget amidst a 90-percent ridership drop, the commuter railroad is considering substantial changes its fare structure and service patterns.
Idiocy or genius? The South Shore Line tries quarantining anti-maskers in a separate car
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Is the commuter railroad's unique approach to dealing with COVID deniers on trains completely misguided, or so gosh darn irrational that it just might work?
An electric boost made a long-distance bike trip to the ‘burbs a breeze
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Since Metra policy made it impossible to bring a longtail electric cargo bike on the trail, having an electrical assist was helpful for shrinking the commute.
Financially struggling Metra launches a marketing blitz to coax riders back onto trains
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The new media juggernaut, dubbed "My Metra," includes ads on TV, traditional radio, streaming radio, billboards, social media, website, mailings and other formats.
Does relatively high Metra Electric ridership while fares were free show latent demand?
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In its mid-year ridership report, Metra also said systemwide ridership is still nowhere near normal, and it won’t be normal for quite some time.
That’ll play in Peoria: Trump’s Illinois transit funding tweet is stale news
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While Trump's transit tweet was relatively inoffensive and truthful, compared to his usual depressingly low bar, it wasn't actually saying anything new.
Metra adds express trains to BNSF and Rock Island lines
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In another sign that Chicagoland transit is slowly coming back from dramatic ridership losses during the pandemic, Metra announced this week that it is adding express trains to its Rock Island and BNSF lines.
Metra releases ridership data to help customers avoid crowding
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Metra launched a Ridership Dashboard to give riders a heads-up about crowding issues, so that they can make an informed decision when planning their commutes.
Despite COVID headwinds, study recommends ways to expand Metra NCS service
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Metra North Central Service Line riders want weekend service and more frequent weekday runs. But that was a tall order even before the pandemic decimated transit ridership and revenue.