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Metra Set for Higher Fares, More Off-Peak Service on Electric District Line
On February 1, University of Chicago students and employees riding the Metra Electric District line may notice changes to their ride fares. Under a plan announced in October, Chicagoland’s Metra ...
Metra approves $8.7M renovation contract for Morgan Park station
The Metra board of directors approved an $8.7 million contract Wednesday to IHC Construction Companies LLC to renovate the ...
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Metra Electric train hits SUV, killing 1 and injuring 3 on South Side
CHICAGO (WLS) -- One person was killed and three others injured after a Metra Electric train hit an SUV in the South Chicago neighborhood Wednesday morning, Metra said. The crash occurred at ...
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Metra signs deal with Stadler US for battery-electric trainsets
CHICAGO - Stadler US will build eight two-car battery-electric trainsets ... three- or four-car trains. Metra plans to introduce the equipment on the Rock Island District's Beverly Branch, a ...
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1 killed, 3 injured when Metra train hits SUV in South Chicago
A northbound Metra Electric line train hit an SUV around 12:30 a.m. Wednesday at the crossing near 87th and Baltimore. Four people were in the SUV at the time. One person was killed, and three ...
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Driver facing DUI, homicide charges in Metra Electric train crash on South Side; victim identified
CHICAGO (WLS) -- A 19-year-old was charged in the death of his own passenger after allegedly striking a Metra Electric train last week. The deadly crash happened last Wednesday at about 12:30 a.m ...
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Metra, CTA to offer free rides for New Year's Eve
The final trains out of the city on the BNSF, Metra Electric, Milwaukee District North, Milwaukee District West, Rock Island, Union Pacific North, Union Pacific Northwest and Union Pacific ...
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Transit Briefs: Metra, LACMTA, VIA Rail
Chicago’s Metra selects STV to support its procurement of new battery-electric, single-level trainsets. Also, Los Angeles ...
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Metra overhauling fares, eliminating ticket windows
Metra’s new fare zone map. The Fair Transit South Cook pilot on the Metra Electric and Rock Island lines ends Jan. 31. It’s being replaced by a new pilot program, called Access, that offers ...