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Construction and Projects 1 … 14 15 16 17 18 by metraRI - Thu Feb 22, 2007 4:32 pm	264 Replies 111465 Views	by MACTRAXX Mon Jul 31, 2023 6:55 pm
In The News 1 … 13 14 15 16 17 by metraRI - Thu Aug 28, 2008 11:39 am	246 Replies 97533 Views	by eolesen Tue Dec 13, 2022 11:34 am
Railfanning Tips 1 2 3 4 5 by Franklin Gowen - Tue Nov 14, 2006 8:38 pm	64 Replies 46878 Views	by doepack Sun Jan 24, 2021 8:41 pm
Service Disruptions 1 … 37 38 39 40 41 by metraRI - Thu May 18, 2006 9:17 pm	607 Replies 198174 Views	by ferroequinologist Thu Dec 03, 2020 10:32 am
Metra & CTA Photo Policies by JamesT4 - Fri Sep 10, 2010 12:15 am	1 Replies 11891 Views	by JamesT4 Wed Aug 10, 2011 9:41 pm
Metra Locomotive Assignments And Maintenance 1 … 92 93 94 95 96 by AMTK84 - Fri Sep 03, 2004 11:52 pm	1437 Replies 374607 Views	by spRocket Sun Apr 14, 2024 1:28 pm
South Shore NICTD Double Track Project 1 2 3 by CraigDK - Thu Jun 11, 2020 4:59 pm	34 Replies 7666 Views	by ExCon90 Sat Apr 13, 2024 9:10 pm
Chicago Office Downsizings by eolesen - Sat Mar 09, 2024 8:35 pm	4 Replies 741 Views	by eolesen Fri Apr 05, 2024 5:33 pm
Rebuilt SD70MACH orders 1 … 3 4 5 6 7 by Tadman - Wed Feb 20, 2019 1:01 pm	97 Replies 27264 Views	by Tadman Fri Apr 05, 2024 8:45 am
Homewood IL Station to close April 1 to May 20 by John_Perkowski - Fri Mar 08, 2024 12:46 pm	0 Replies 482 Views	by John_Perkowski Fri Mar 08, 2024 12:46 pm
Metra to remanufacture F40's... 1 2 by metraRI - Sun Jan 21, 2007 1:08 am	21 Replies 13948 Views	by SM001 Fri Mar 08, 2024 1:07 am
Metra Files for Adverse Abandonment of Omnitrax/CRL Root Street Wye by Jeff Smith - Wed Dec 13, 2023 7:29 am	2 Replies 641 Views	by MACTRAXX Sun Feb 25, 2024 10:43 am
Metra issues RFP for F40 battery conversions 1 2 3 by TurningOfTheWheel - Wed Apr 21, 2021 3:37 pm	37 Replies 5607 Views	by dowlingm Sun Feb 25, 2024 8:57 am
Metra receives largest-ever grant to purchase zero-emission trainsets 1 2 3 by DominikW118 - Tue Oct 17, 2023 12:26 pm	42 Replies 3891 Views	by RandallW Fri Feb 23, 2024 5:33 am
Metra receives FRA grant for new railcars by DominikW118 - Wed Feb 21, 2024 6:22 pm	3 Replies 426 Views	by eolesen Fri Feb 23, 2024 3:36 am
Metra to extend service to Rockford by 2027 1 2 by DominikW118 - Thu Jul 06, 2023 6:51 pm	28 Replies 3684 Views	by eolesen Mon Feb 12, 2024 8:39 pm
Fatality Incidents by eolesen - Wed Sep 21, 2022 7:01 pm	13 Replies 1826 Views	by eolesen Fri Jan 26, 2024 8:19 pm
METRA BNSF Line losing ticket agents by Jeff Smith - Tue Jan 09, 2024 9:17 am	4 Replies 683 Views	by MetraBNSF Wed Jan 24, 2024 10:03 pm
CTA Red Line Extension by Jeff Smith - Sat Sep 16, 2023 3:50 am	7 Replies 925 Views	by justalurker66 Mon Jan 22, 2024 7:31 pm
METRA Fare Zone Changes by Jeff Smith - Sat Jun 24, 2023 5:22 am	10 Replies 1131 Views	by Jeff Smith Fri Jan 19, 2024 8:26 am
Collision Incident November 16; Skokie Swift (AKA CTA Yellow Line) by Gilbert B Norman - Fri Nov 17, 2023 6:31 am	5 Replies 720 Views	by Gilbert B Norman Sat Jan 06, 2024 2:28 pm
Fatal Incident: Clarendon Hills 1 2 3 4 5 by Gilbert B Norman - Wed May 11, 2022 12:17 pm	69 Replies 5595 Views	by Gilbert B Norman Sat Dec 23, 2023 6:35 pm
CRRC Hegewisch plant? by Tadman - Sun Dec 17, 2023 10:36 am	1 Replies 311 Views	by eolesen Mon Dec 18, 2023 12:35 pm
How far are we from a all train all year round bike policy on the South Shore? by RayT - Thu Apr 13, 2023 5:05 pm	3 Replies 494 Views	by Tadman Sun Dec 17, 2023 10:35 am
ARTICLE: Merge Metra, Pace, CTA into a mega-agency? CMAP suggests massive changes, but there's pushb by Jeff Smith - Sun Sep 17, 2023 8:12 am	10 Replies 1129 Views	by Milwaukee_F40C Thu Oct 12, 2023 10:04 pm
South Shore Line Ticketing by erie910 - Thu Jul 22, 2021 1:33 pm	12 Replies 9506 Views	by fauxcelt Wed Aug 30, 2023 9:29 am
South Shore South Bend Airport Reroute by Jeff Smith - Sun Apr 09, 2023 7:21 am	4 Replies 1048 Views	by fauxcelt Sun Aug 20, 2023 7:03 pm
Union Pacific Transferring Commuter Rail Services to Metra by MetraBNSF - Fri Mar 31, 2023 11:18 am	11 Replies 1535 Views	by eolesen Sun Aug 13, 2023 2:09 pm
US District Court Decision in METRA v UP 1 2 by John_Perkowski - Sat Sep 25, 2021 1:53 am	15 Replies 2396 Views	by ExCon90 Mon Jul 31, 2023 10:31 pm
Alstom Coradia Multilevel Coaches 1 … 4 5 6 7 8 by Pensyfan19 - Wed Jan 13, 2021 1:33 pm	109 Replies 19692 Views	by Gilbert B Norman Fri Jul 07, 2023 7:07 pm
$100 Monthly Extended thru 2023 by eolesen - Tue Dec 06, 2022 12:25 pm	3 Replies 520 Views	by justalurker66 Wed Jul 05, 2023 4:43 pm
Amtrak MEGA application by twropr - Tue Jun 07, 2022 5:30 pm	8 Replies 1839 Views	by ryanwc Fri May 26, 2023 5:44 am
Metra v Surface Transportation Board by John_Perkowski - Thu May 18, 2023 12:11 am	13 Replies 1792 Views	by Gilbert B Norman Wed May 24, 2023 6:36 am
Edgewater Metra Station by Jeff Smith - Tue May 16, 2023 2:51 pm	0 Replies 432 Views	by Jeff Smith Tue May 16, 2023 2:51 pm
FTA: More Than $700MM to Replace Aging Passenger Railcars in Six States by Jeff Smith - Sat May 06, 2023 9:22 am	0 Replies 381 Views	by Jeff Smith Sat May 06, 2023 9:22 am
The CTA Rail System by Number - a proposal to number-code the 8 routes 1 2 3 by MACTRAXX - Fri Jun 11, 2021 9:22 am	39 Replies 4773 Views	by F40CFan Thu Mar 09, 2023 12:04 pm
Extending the UP-West Line to Dekalb by njtmnrrbuff - Mon May 24, 2021 6:19 pm	14 Replies 3853 Views	by MACTRAXX Mon Feb 06, 2023 7:02 pm
BNSF West Line Extension Beyond Aurora (Montgomery, Oswego, Yorkville, Plano and Sandwich) 1 2 3 by AmtrakFan - Sun Jan 01, 2006 7:06 pm	37 Replies 16227 Views	by Literalman Wed Jan 04, 2023 8:46 pm
Arlington Park 1 2 by eolesen - Mon Jun 21, 2021 8:24 am	20 Replies 3505 Views	by eolesen Mon Dec 26, 2022 11:56 am
Who is the Voice of METRA? by sextant - Tue Dec 06, 2022 8:04 pm	1 Replies 531 Views	by eolesen Tue Dec 06, 2022 11:49 pm
Does BNSF make a small profit on its Commuter Train Contracts with. Metra by sextant - Tue Dec 06, 2022 7:56 pm	0 Replies 464 Views	by sextant Tue Dec 06, 2022 7:56 pm
Identification of Passenger cars on the Union Pacific North Line by evmo - Mon Dec 05, 2022 3:08 pm	0 Replies 238 Views	by evmo Mon Dec 05, 2022 3:08 pm
Was there commuter trains on the B&O.C&EI and the Erie? by sextant - Fri Nov 25, 2022 2:33 pm	2 Replies 667 Views	by sextant Sat Nov 26, 2022 9:31 pm
"American European Express" Sign at CUS by 20thCenturyLimited92 - Thu Nov 24, 2022 7:00 pm	1 Replies 1389 Views	by sextant Fri Nov 25, 2022 2:24 pm
new 7000-series railcars for CTA? 1 2 by orangeline - Wed Feb 06, 2013 6:59 pm	25 Replies 8810 Views	by 72ssd Fri Nov 25, 2022 10:31 am
"Private METRA Club Car 553 " on the UP/CNM North Line is still running? by sextant - Sat Nov 19, 2022 2:01 pm	5 Replies 1611 Views	by eolesen Sun Nov 20, 2022 8:42 am
I wish there was a combined day-weekend pass for METRA/CTA L/South Shore train system. by sextant - Sat Nov 12, 2022 1:18 pm	6 Replies 688 Views	by sextant Sat Nov 19, 2022 1:46 pm
A good example of when people speak Metra listens by MetraBNSF - Wed Nov 02, 2022 9:19 am	5 Replies 791 Views	by eolesen Wed Nov 16, 2022 11:25 pm
Metra Bilevel Assignment And Maintenance Changes 1 … 30 31 32 33 34 by metraRI - Wed May 04, 2005 9:01 pm	506 Replies 167322 Views	by eolesen Wed Nov 16, 2022 10:41 am
How much in person floor trading vs e trading is going on in Chicago COMEX? by sextant - Mon Nov 14, 2022 9:26 am	1 Replies 361 Views	by andrewjw Mon Nov 14, 2022 10:33 pm
Missed this months METRA board meeting due to illness but will try for next month by sextant - Sat Nov 12, 2022 12:56 pm	0 Replies 226 Views	by sextant Sat Nov 12, 2022 12:56 pm
High Level platforms and Proof of Payment are a proven way of speeding rail service by sextant - Wed Nov 02, 2022 5:58 pm	7 Replies 852 Views	by sextant Wed Nov 09, 2022 12:40 pm
Los Angeles vs Chicago Commuter Rail ridership LA only has 38,000 riders a day vs Chicago 274,000 Ri by sextant - Wed Nov 02, 2022 6:20 pm	0 Replies 325 Views	by sextant Wed Nov 02, 2022 6:20 pm
We can and should electrify UP North Line and Aurora Line as well as most of the rest of the system 1 2 by sextant - Sat Oct 15, 2022 9:28 am	15 Replies 1652 Views	by eolesen Mon Oct 31, 2022 10:20 pm
Planning on attending a METRA Meeting I on Nov 11/2022 will give report by sextant - Sat Oct 29, 2022 1:03 pm	4 Replies 403 Views	by sextant Mon Oct 31, 2022 12:32 pm
Need current South Shore Bicycle policy for fall ride by sextant - Wed Oct 19, 2022 10:29 am	3 Replies 433 Views	by sextant Fri Oct 28, 2022 12:50 pm
Metra BNSF Line Questions by diburning - Sat Sep 03, 2022 3:06 am	5 Replies 796 Views	by Engineer Spike Tue Oct 11, 2022 5:29 pm
Possible Strike And METRA by Gilbert B Norman - Tue Sep 13, 2022 3:29 pm	6 Replies 692 Views	by JamesT4 Sun Sep 18, 2022 6:20 am
GO Transit at Bensenville IL, 1992 by Pensyfan19 - Sun Jul 10, 2022 2:13 pm	0 Replies 489 Views	by Pensyfan19 Sun Jul 10, 2022 2:13 pm
CTA wraps 5000 series cars in heritage schemes by Allouette - Thu Jun 30, 2022 6:32 am	3 Replies 776 Views	by MACTRAXX Mon Jul 04, 2022 11:27 am
METRA wants to be a Common Carrier, Working Passengers and Freight by John_Perkowski - Fri Jun 03, 2022 12:49 am	4 Replies 740 Views	by Pensyfan19 Fri Jun 03, 2022 4:18 pm
NICTD's New Diesel Paint by justalurker66 - Sun Mar 01, 2020 11:32 pm	10 Replies 13328 Views	by PRRGuy Sat Apr 09, 2022 7:47 am
Metra STB Filing Opposes CP/KCS Merger by John_Perkowski - Thu Mar 17, 2022 12:47 pm	2 Replies 842 Views	by eolesen Mon Mar 21, 2022 11:48 pm
Rule 6.30 by doepack - Fri Aug 24, 2007 6:09 pm	8 Replies 2658 Views	by doepack Sun Feb 13, 2022 8:33 pm
BNSF: Temporary service reduction to prioritize freight traffic? by MetraBNSF - Thu Nov 04, 2021 1:37 pm	2 Replies 1061 Views	by eolesen Wed Jan 26, 2022 12:11 pm
CTA Red-Purple Bypass 1 2 by Jeff Smith - Sat Aug 03, 2019 5:07 pm	19 Replies 4774 Views	by ryanwc Tue Jan 11, 2022 11:55 pm
CTA Historical Calendar 2022 by MACTRAXX - Fri Jan 07, 2022 1:59 pm	2 Replies 814 Views	by orangeline Sun Jan 09, 2022 5:46 am
METRA trying to get additional info on CP/KCS Merger From STB by John_Perkowski - Mon Jan 03, 2022 11:56 pm	1 Replies 493 Views	by eolesen Tue Jan 04, 2022 8:13 am
Outlying yards: Less is more? by doepack - Thu Jun 10, 2010 4:06 pm	7 Replies 2264 Views	by JLChicago Sat Dec 04, 2021 6:38 pm
Extending These Former Lines by Pensyfan19 - Sun Jun 13, 2021 6:56 pm	5 Replies 1390 Views	by justalurker66 Fri Oct 29, 2021 10:18 am
South Shore Line “Mask Optional” Cars by NH2060 - Wed Sep 30, 2020 8:55 am	2 Replies 899 Views	by justalurker66 Thu Oct 21, 2021 10:03 pm
Oldest Passenger Cars Still In Use by theseaandalifesaver - Tue Oct 05, 2021 4:06 pm	9 Replies 2399 Views	by scratchyX1 Mon Oct 11, 2021 8:43 pm
South Shore East Chicago Bypass by erie910 - Sun Sep 12, 2021 4:14 pm	2 Replies 7806 Views	by justalurker66 Tue Sep 14, 2021 6:45 pm
South Shore Line Track Use by erie910 - Thu Jul 15, 2021 1:53 pm	1 Replies 8413 Views	by justalurker66 Thu Jul 15, 2021 3:56 pm
METRA Electric Line to University Park by erie910 - Thu Jul 15, 2021 2:01 pm	1 Replies 8387 Views	by justalurker66 Thu Jul 15, 2021 3:48 pm
Chicago area Metra Corona virus adjustments 1 2 by ohioriverrailway - Sun Mar 15, 2020 11:18 am	28 Replies 6543 Views	by MetraBNSF Sun Jun 27, 2021 8:23 pm
L Mileage by daybeers - Fri Jun 11, 2021 9:00 pm	6 Replies 1399 Views	by justalurker66 Sat Jun 26, 2021 10:42 am
NICTD West Lake Line 1 2 3 4 by justalurker66 - Tue Apr 01, 2014 11:20 pm	46 Replies 25724 Views	by CraigDK Wed May 12, 2021 4:31 pm
Metra adding service to three more routes by Jeff Smith - Wed Apr 07, 2021 8:24 am	8 Replies 1478 Views	by Jeff Smith Tue Apr 13, 2021 7:49 am
South Bend Fire Department Highliner by Martin Baumann - Sun Apr 11, 2021 3:02 pm	6 Replies 1067 Views	by justalurker66 Mon Apr 12, 2021 5:43 pm
L Questions by erie910 - Sun Mar 28, 2021 8:17 pm	10 Replies 11400 Views	by erie910 Sat Apr 10, 2021 12:59 pm
Future of ATS 1 2 by eolesen - Mon Jan 21, 2019 5:55 pm	24 Replies 7698 Views	by RRspatch Wed Feb 10, 2021 1:15 am
Passed Without Comment 1 2 3 4 by Gilbert B Norman - Sun Sep 27, 2009 6:39 pm	51 Replies 6866 Views	by justalurker66 Mon Jan 18, 2021 1:32 pm
Penalty For Progress - PTC 1 2 3 by Gilbert B Norman - Fri Apr 13, 2018 1:59 pm	41 Replies 15073 Views	by metraRI Mon Jan 04, 2021 9:31 pm
Vanshnookenraggen's Chicago Track Map by GojiMet86 - Thu Dec 03, 2020 10:28 pm	1 Replies 11124 Views	by ferroequinologist Mon Dec 07, 2020 5:19 pm
History of Chicago Commuter rail. by braves - Fri Jul 06, 2018 7:05 pm	11 Replies 5567 Views	by urr304 Fri Nov 27, 2020 6:32 pm
METRA sues UP over fare collections by John_Perkowski - Thu Oct 15, 2020 2:24 am	2 Replies 951 Views	by eolesen Thu Oct 15, 2020 10:49 am
Ticket office closing 1 2 3 by wilmette2008 - Thu Jan 26, 2017 2:18 pm	30 Replies 11757 Views	by Gilbert B Norman Mon Oct 12, 2020 12:31 pm
CTA Awards 7000 Series Contract to CSR by HiLoMo - Sun Mar 13, 2016 4:37 pm	9 Replies 6219 Views	by Pensyfan19 Thu Oct 08, 2020 7:11 pm
F59PHI’s 1 2 3 4 by MetraBNSF - Tue Oct 30, 2018 10:09 pm	57 Replies 17099 Views	by eolesen Wed Oct 07, 2020 12:12 am
owl service Blue Line O'Hare to Rosemont by orangeline - Wed Sep 30, 2020 10:41 am	5 Replies 1156 Views	by lstone19 Mon Oct 05, 2020 6:06 pm
From the Daily Herald 31 August 2020 by John_Perkowski - Sat Sep 12, 2020 5:03 pm	0 Replies 650 Views	by John_Perkowski Sat Sep 12, 2020 5:03 pm
NICTD 1000 (grey ghost) by CSS803 - Sun Jun 19, 2011 12:51 am	8 Replies 12572 Views	by Pensyfan19 Wed Sep 09, 2020 4:58 pm
Metra and UP POS Agreement Changes 1 2 3 4 5 by MetraBNSF - Sat Dec 07, 2019 5:30 pm	67 Replies 13914 Views	by John_Perkowski Sat Aug 29, 2020 10:15 pm
Distances on L Lines by Martin Baumann - Sun Jul 19, 2020 8:13 am	1 Replies 718 Views	by MACTRAXX Sun Jul 19, 2020 11:20 am
New Cars and units by John_Perkowski - Fri Apr 19, 2019 7:56 am	4 Replies 3353 Views	by Backshophoss Mon Jul 13, 2020 1:24 am
75th Street CIP by johndoe780 - Fri Dec 12, 2014 3:24 pm	6 Replies 15010 Views	by metraRI Sat Jul 11, 2020 8:31 am
For GBN: Last Metra/CMStP&P Engineer retires by John_Perkowski - Tue Jun 30, 2020 6:08 pm	0 Replies 728 Views	by John_Perkowski Tue Jun 30, 2020 6:08 pm
South Shore delays by ohioriverrailway - Thu May 21, 2020 2:59 pm	7 Replies 1532 Views	by justalurker66 Tue Jun 02, 2020 7:39 pm
Metra vs. Amtrak: Union Station Operating Agreement 1 2 by Jeff Smith - Thu Jul 25, 2019 11:02 am	15 Replies 5608 Views	by MattW Mon Aug 30, 2021 11:47 am