Metra to again provide service between Rockford, Chicago by 2027
Metra plans to launch the rail in 2027 with stations in Belvidere and Huntley as an extension of the Milwaukee District West Line to Chicago.
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Metra plans to launch the rail in 2027 with stations in Belvidere and Huntley as an extension of the Milwaukee District West Line to Chicago.
Metra plans to launch the rail in 2027 with stations in Belvidere, Huntley, and Rockford as an extension of the Milwaukee District West Line to Chicago. The service was discontinued in 1981.
According to Metra, delays of up to 45 minutes are expected on the Milwaukee District North, North Central Service, Union Pacific Northwest, and Milwaukee District West lines.
Sunday passes are $7 dollars and are good for unlimited travel.
Regular weekend service on other lines will continue as well.
Metra riders on the South Side will soon see some major improvements.
Metra says it's adding trains to its BNSF line, as well as UP North, Northwest, and West lines.
Metra and CTA are offering some added rides to make sure people can easily get there.
The deal applies to the Metra Union Pacific North line train.
Metra said all inbound and outbound BNSF Railway trains have been halted near Hinsdale as of around 11:30 a.m.
The shelter believes there are more baby bunnies out there – but rescuers could not enter private Metra property.
Metra says crews will be doing important maintenance between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m.
Metra says crews will be doing important maintenance between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m.
Eight out of the 10 highest ridership days on the Metra system since the pandemic occurred in May.
One way of measuring how bad traffic is in Chicago is to see how fast people have given up on hitting the roads altogether. New data from Metra shows a lot of people have done just that quite recently and opted for the rails. CBS 2's Chris Tye dug into the numbers to find some interesting trends forming, and records being broken.
All Rock Island trains will instead run to and from New Lenox today.
All Rock Island trains will instead run to and from New Lenox today.
At least one inbound train was halted, while an outbound train to far northwest suburban Harvard was delayed.
BNSF Railway is starting work today to replace the railroad crossing at Cass Avenue.
There was no immediate information about the condition of the victim.
No one was injured in the accident.
This is the third time in the past two weeks that problems with Amtrak have disrupted Metra trains that run into Union Station.
Metra trains on the UP-Northwest line are stopped after a train hit a car near the Norwood Park station.
Metra trains on the UP-Northwest line are stopped after a train hit a car near the Norwood Park station.
Commuters should check the Metra website for updates on service.
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