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Architectural Digest Article: 6 Incredible Train Stations Turned Into Hotels by Jeff Smith - Sun May 28, 2023 6:54 am - In: Travel & Trip Reports	3 Replies 509 Views	by John_Perkowski Thu Jun 01, 2023 1:20 am
Metra v Surface Transportation Board by John_Perkowski - Thu May 18, 2023 12:11 am	13 Replies 1407 Views	by Gilbert B Norman Wed May 24, 2023 6:36 am
Who's Next on the Merger List? 1 2 by Jeff Smith - Tue May 16, 2023 8:35 am - In: General Class I and II Discussion	23 Replies 1954 Views	by MEC407 Mon May 29, 2023 8:25 am
Classic Railroad Equipment of the Week! PV's Private Varnish(Ozark Mountain Rail Car and others) by Jeff Smith - Mon Apr 10, 2023 9:41 am - In: General Discussion: Locomotives, Rolling Stock, and Equipment	8 Replies 3246 Views	by John_Perkowski Sat Jun 03, 2023 11:13 am
README: Forum Rules / Legal / Terms of Service by Jeff Smith - Thu Feb 23, 2023 9:10 am - In: News, Announcements, FAQ and Help	0 Replies 5184 Views	by Jeff Smith Thu Feb 23, 2023 9:10 am
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In The News 1 … 13 14 15 16 17 by metraRI - Thu Aug 28, 2008 11:39 am	246 Replies 94688 Views	by eolesen Tue Dec 13, 2022 11:34 am
Construction and Projects 1 … 14 15 16 17 18 by metraRI - Thu Feb 22, 2007 4:32 pm	261 Replies 107756 Views	by MetraBNSF Wed Oct 19, 2022 8:45 pm
Railfanning Tips 1 2 3 4 5 by Franklin Gowen - Tue Nov 14, 2006 8:38 pm	64 Replies 45621 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 192100 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 11609 Views	by JamesT4 Wed Aug 10, 2011 9:41 pm
Amtrak MEGA application by twropr - Tue Jun 07, 2022 5:30 pm	8 Replies 1126 Views	by ryanwc Fri May 26, 2023 5:44 am
Edgewater Metra Station by Jeff Smith - Tue May 16, 2023 2:51 pm	0 Replies 144 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 217 Views	by Jeff Smith Sat May 06, 2023 9:22 am
South Shore South Bend Airport Reroute by Jeff Smith - Sun Apr 09, 2023 7:21 am	3 Replies 628 Views	by justalurker66 Thu Apr 20, 2023 9:39 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	2 Replies 270 Views	by RayT Fri Apr 14, 2023 12:16 pm
Union Pacific Transferring Commuter Rail Services to Metra by MetraBNSF - Fri Mar 31, 2023 11:18 am	5 Replies 605 Views	by justalurker66 Sat Apr 01, 2023 11:46 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 4115 Views	by F40CFan Thu Mar 09, 2023 12:04 pm
Alstom Coradia Multilevel Coaches 1 … 3 4 5 6 7 by Pensyfan19 - Wed Jan 13, 2021 1:33 pm	90 Replies 15099 Views	by Gilbert B Norman Wed Feb 15, 2023 6:11 pm
Extending the UP-West Line to Dekalb by njtmnrrbuff - Mon May 24, 2021 6:19 pm	14 Replies 2746 Views	by MACTRAXX Mon Feb 06, 2023 7:02 pm
Rebuilt SD70MACH orders 1 2 3 4 5 by Tadman - Wed Feb 20, 2019 1:01 pm	65 Replies 19197 Views	by MetraBNSF Sun Jan 29, 2023 1:10 am
CTA Historical Calendar 2022 by MACTRAXX - Fri Jan 07, 2022 1:59 pm	3 Replies 677 Views	by amandacurd Mon Jan 16, 2023 12:08 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 15286 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 3169 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 363 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 307 Views	by sextant Tue Dec 06, 2022 7:56 pm
$100 Monthly Extended thru 2023 by eolesen - Tue Dec 06, 2022 12:25 pm	1 Replies 235 Views	by eolesen Tue Dec 06, 2022 12:26 pm
Identification of Passenger cars on the Union Pacific North Line by evmo - Mon Dec 05, 2022 3:08 pm	0 Replies 161 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 503 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 913 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 8374 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 796 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 539 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 643 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 163072 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 266 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 156 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 699 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 231 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 1240 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 322 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 345 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 643 Views	by Engineer Spike Tue Oct 11, 2022 5:29 pm
Fatality Incidents by eolesen - Wed Sep 21, 2022 7:01 pm	11 Replies 1042 Views	by Tacky3663 Tue Oct 11, 2022 4:47 pm
Possible Strike And METRA by Gilbert B Norman - Tue Sep 13, 2022 3:29 pm	6 Replies 580 Views	by JamesT4 Sun Sep 18, 2022 6:20 am
NICTD Double Track Project 1 2 by CraigDK - Thu Jun 11, 2020 4:59 pm	20 Replies 5048 Views	by justalurker66 Wed Aug 10, 2022 6:40 am
GO Transit at Bensenville IL, 1992 by Pensyfan19 - Sun Jul 10, 2022 2:13 pm	0 Replies 391 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 640 Views	by MACTRAXX Mon Jul 04, 2022 11:27 am
Fatal Incident: Clarendon Hills 1 2 3 4 by Gilbert B Norman - Wed May 11, 2022 12:17 pm	58 Replies 4099 Views	by eolesen Sat Jun 25, 2022 10:17 am
METRA wants to be a Common Carrier, Working Passengers and Freight by John_Perkowski - Fri Jun 03, 2022 12:49 am	4 Replies 628 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 12804 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 753 Views	by eolesen Mon Mar 21, 2022 11:48 pm
Metra Locomotive Assignments And Maintenance 1 … 92 93 94 95 96 by AMTK84 - Fri Sep 03, 2004 11:52 pm	1434 Replies 361447 Views	by Briggrail Sun Mar 20, 2022 9:31 am
Rule 6.30 by doepack - Fri Aug 24, 2007 6:09 pm	8 Replies 2464 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 957 Views	by eolesen Wed Jan 26, 2022 12:11 pm
Metra issues RFP for F40 battery conversions 1 2 by TurningOfTheWheel - Wed Apr 21, 2021 3:37 pm	26 Replies 3715 Views	by ryanwc Wed Jan 26, 2022 2:08 am
CTA Red-Purple Bypass 1 2 by Jeff Smith - Sat Aug 03, 2019 5:07 pm	19 Replies 4479 Views	by ryanwc Tue Jan 11, 2022 11:55 pm
METRA trying to get additional info on CP/KCS Merger From STB by John_Perkowski - Mon Jan 03, 2022 11:56 pm	1 Replies 426 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 2143 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 1279 Views	by justalurker66 Fri Oct 29, 2021 10:18 am
South Shore Line Ticketing by erie910 - Thu Jul 22, 2021 1:33 pm	8 Replies 8614 Views	by fauxcelt Sat Oct 23, 2021 11:07 am
South Shore Line “Mask Optional” Cars by NH2060 - Wed Sep 30, 2020 8:55 am	2 Replies 799 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 1720 Views	by scratchyX1 Mon Oct 11, 2021 8:43 pm
US District Court Decision in METRA v UP by John_Perkowski - Sat Sep 25, 2021 1:53 am	11 Replies 1560 Views	by John_Perkowski Thu Sep 30, 2021 11:46 am
South Shore East Chicago Bypass by erie910 - Sun Sep 12, 2021 4:14 pm	2 Replies 7414 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 8100 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 8070 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 6048 Views	by MetraBNSF Sun Jun 27, 2021 8:23 pm
L Mileage by daybeers - Fri Jun 11, 2021 9:00 pm	6 Replies 1135 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 24675 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 1362 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 937 Views	by justalurker66 Mon Apr 12, 2021 5:43 pm
L Questions by erie910 - Sun Mar 28, 2021 8:17 pm	10 Replies 10991 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 7229 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 6273 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 14509 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 10780 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 5142 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 859 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 11286 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 6031 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 16303 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 995 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 572 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 12205 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 12299 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 638 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 3219 Views	by Backshophoss Mon Jul 13, 2020 1:24 am
75th Street CIP by johndoe780 - Fri Dec 12, 2014 3:24 pm	6 Replies 14618 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 625 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 1286 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 5194 Views	by MattW Mon Aug 30, 2021 11:47 am
a question in these corona virus times by orangeline - Sun May 03, 2020 11:43 am	2 Replies 1047 Views	by doepack Tue May 05, 2020 7:35 am
Who owns Canal St. crossing north of CUS 1 2 by lstone19 - Tue Apr 21, 2020 7:41 am	15 Replies 2323 Views	by Allouette Thu Apr 30, 2020 7:26 pm
Metra MP36PH-3C 402 State of Illinois by chirailfan - Mon Mar 30, 2020 6:20 pm	3 Replies 1438 Views	by F40CFan Thu Apr 30, 2020 1:20 pm
An argument against "parking lot" stations... 1 2 3 4 by doepack - Thu Nov 16, 2006 11:39 am	55 Replies 17489 Views	by Tadman Sat Apr 04, 2020 3:31 pm
Pink line: Trapped in a gap... 1 2 by doepack - Mon Feb 11, 2019 8:05 am	15 Replies 5216 Views	by justalurker66 Thu Mar 26, 2020 10:14 pm
Metra receives 7 new coaches by Pensyfan19 - Tue Feb 04, 2020 8:09 pm	3 Replies 1881 Views	by Tadman Wed Feb 05, 2020 7:49 pm
O'Hare Transfer (Metra) people mover extension 1 2 by Pacific 2-3-1 - Fri Oct 26, 2012 12:14 pm	24 Replies 8845 Views	by Tadman Thu Jan 16, 2020 2:14 pm
PTC test train? by doepack - Mon Jan 06, 2020 4:27 pm	2 Replies 1307 Views	by doepack Wed Jan 08, 2020 3:15 pm
First impressions of the L from mook in Baltimore 1 2 by STrRedWolf - Fri Jan 01, 2016 10:44 pm	28 Replies 15748 Views	by STrRedWolf Mon Jan 06, 2020 9:09 pm
Things to come? Brown/Orange through-route 1 2 by Tadman - Tue Mar 01, 2011 9:04 am	18 Replies 5038 Views	by ExCon90 Fri Dec 20, 2019 3:35 pm
Field trips on metra by wilmette2008 - Thu Oct 24, 2019 11:23 pm	5 Replies 2162 Views	by Milwaukee_F40C Sat Dec 07, 2019 1:20 pm
Two questions 1 2 by theseaandalifesaver - Tue May 12, 2015 11:12 pm	21 Replies 9573 Views	by erie910 Wed Nov 20, 2019 12:11 pm
Metra UP-W Improvement Project 1 … 3 4 5 6 7 by MetraBNSF - Sat Feb 14, 2009 12:34 am	94 Replies 55478 Views	by eolesen Fri Nov 15, 2019 8:21 am
Metra/UP moves to coach yard and M19A by wilmette2008 - Tue Dec 28, 2010 3:25 am	6 Replies 4128 Views	by qboy Sat Oct 26, 2019 12:42 pm

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