Metra Bilevel Assignment And Maintenance Changes

[MetraBNSF]

6067 is another coach car at 14th Street.

[MetraBNSF]

8577 has moved into the BNSF/SWS pool.

[F40CFan]

2233(07) had a new liveried St Louis coach coupled behind the MP36 power. The patterns don't match up. Looks really bad. I was too far away to get the numbers.

[MetraBNSF]

Another former UP coach car, 6078 is on BNSF/SWS.

[ChicagoRailfanner1989]

8557 is on the MILW/NCS

[Illinifan]

Car 6190 has moved to the UP and car 6187 is now on the Milwaukee District. Both are former BNSF coaches.

[MetraBNSF]

Cab car 8518, assigned to BNSF/SWS was involved in a wreck near Wrightwood last week.

https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2019/09/13 ... emi-truck/

[MetraBNSF]

8545, originally assigned to MILW is on BNSF. Could be a possible replacement to 8518.

[ChicagoRailfanner1989]

8564, usually assigned to the RID is on the MILW/NCS car pool.

[eolesen]

7656 is now assigned to the Cornfield 400 pool.

[TurningOfTheWheel]

Metra is about to introduce its first Bike Car, converted as part of the ongoing in-house bilevel rebuild program.

https://twitter.com/Metra/status/132447 ... 25249?s=20

[eolesen]

If nothing else, it will accommodate a bunch more standees on those days when there are no seats left...

[TurningOfTheWheel]

It's a good workaround given the limitations of the gallery car design, you have to give them that.

[eolesen]

Might be easier to just haul a baggage car....

[F40CFan]

Sure seems like a lot of space for just a few bicycles. I would think having the racks diagonal and tilting slightly upwards might make better use of the space.