Metra apologizes after second day of rush hour train delays lead to overcrowding

Large crowds of commuters trying to get home amid brutally cold weather crowded Union Station after a second day of rush hour ...
Lake and McHenry County Scanner

Lawmakers propose ‘MARIN’s Law’ to require pedestrian train gates near schools in honor of Barrington student fatally struck by train

A lawmaker has filed a bill called "MARIN's Law" to mandate pedestrian gate crossings near schools in honor of a Barrington ...
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Illinois lawmakers approve new $1.5B plan to fund CTA, Metra and Pace

Lawmakers approved a plan Friday to fund Chicago-area transit agencies without new statewide taxes. The measure redirects fuel tax revenue and raises regional sales taxes to prevent deep service cuts.
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Metra NCS trains delayed after derailment near Antioch, Illinois

Metra said one of its North Central Service trains derailed near Antioch, Illinois, causing rippling delays in the afternoon commute. In a service alert, the transit agency said train #116, which ...
Daily Herald

Metra asks feds for relief in feud with Union Pacific over ‘unreasonable’ costs to run trains on tracks

Commuter service for thousands of Union Pacific riders is in jeopardy amid an impasse with the freight railroad over track usage, Metra leaders warned on Friday. Metra filed separate actions with ...
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Illinois legislators left Springfield without funding public transit (for now). Here’s what that means for CTA, Metra, Pace.

For months, Chicagoland’s transit agencies have sounded an alarm: If lawmakers don’t plug a looming $771 million budget gap, they warned, residents will experience drastic service cuts on the CTA, ...