Pedestrian gates being installed Barrington, Illinois railroad crossing where teen died last year
Marin Lacson, a student at Barrington High School, was walking to school on Jan. 25, 2024, when she was hit by a Metra train ...
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Chicago’s ‘doomsday’ transit crisis: Major service cuts loom without funding
Unless additional funding is secured soon, routes that thousands of people rely on in Chicago could be altered or even ...
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1 In 5 Chicagoans Will Lose Access To CTA, Pace, Metra If State Doesn’t Fund Public Transit, RTA Says
The Regional Transit Authority is calling on state lawmakers to fill the gap to avoid massive cuts that would include the CTA ...
RTA outlines ‘doomsday’ transit cuts if budget gap isn’t filled, including slashing bus and train lines
More than half of Chicago’s bus routes could be eliminated, at least parts of four “L” lines could be shut down and Metra weekday service would be slashed to once an hour under a ...
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STB sets schedule for Metra-Union Pacific trackage rights case
The Surface Transportation Board has set the schedule to address Metra’s request for action compelling Union Pacific to ...
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Chicago’s Metra announces 2025 infrastructure upgrade plan
Metra has announced a comprehensive 2025 construction programme, focusing on station improvements, track maintenance ...
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CTA Promises Better, Faster Blue Line Service At Night For Spring Schedule
Thirty extra train trips will be added to weekday service on the Blue Line to Forest Park as the CTA rolls out a slightly ...
11-year-old attempts Guinness World Record for fastest time reaching every Chicago ‘L’ station
A Deerfield boy ran into some delays and discovered that riding to all of the city’s “L” stations in under 9 hours is no ...
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What’s The Best Intercampus Commute?
Taking public transit is also better for the environment. America produces 1.8 million tons of microplastic from tires each ...