Pedestrian gates being installed Barrington, Illinois railroad crossing where teen died last year
Marin Lacson, a student at Barrington High School, was walking to school on Jan. 25, 2024, when she was hit by a Metra train ...
What’s the worst intersection in Chicago and why? Here’s what you told us
A CTA operator weighs in, readers warn of the dangers of three-street, six-corner intersections, and one specific spot gets ...
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1 In 5 Chicagoans Will Lose Access To CTA, Pace, Metra If State Doesn’t Fund Public Transit, RTA Says
The Regional Transit Authority is calling on state lawmakers to fill the gap to avoid massive cuts that would include the CTA ...
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Chicago transit agencies paint dire picture of major service cuts
Expanding on a warning issued by Metra’s CEO earlier this month, the Chicago-area Regional Transportation Authority has ...
CTA, Metra, Pace say they will have to cut services by 40% in 2026 if state doesn't intervene
The three agencies on Friday initiated the latest in a pressure campaign on state lawmakers to appropriate more state money.
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I-Team: How RTA riders ended up stranded for hours
CLEVELAND (WJW) – The FOX 8 I-Team has uncovered what led to some RTA riders being stranded on a train for nearly five hours. We revealed the incident months ago, and now, the fallout.
RTA outlines ‘doomsday’ transit cuts if budget gap isn’t filled, including slashing bus and train lines
More than half of Chicago’s bus routes could be eliminated, at least parts of four “L” lines could be shut down and Metra weekday service would be slashed to once an hour under a ...
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Where’s my Metra train? Railroad updates progress of installing digital signs, ticket machines
Installation of new ticket vending machines and train tracking signs at Metra’s 243 stations are progressing as planned, officials said Wednesday. So far, 285 signs have been installed at 110 ...
Nonstop Waukegan to Chicago, Milwaukee bus services starting soon; ‘A new, comfortable and efficient travel alternative’
Jonathon Schneider, the company’s communications manager, said the stops along the Chicago-Madison route are Waukegan, ...
Weekend trip to Chicago on the South Shore Line
If you’re looking for something fun and cost-effective to do with the family this spring break, consider a train trip to ...
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Concrete chunks fall from viaduct, damaging woman’s car: ‘It could kill someone’
Amanda Massih, whose car was hit with debris while she was driving under a Jefferson Park bridge last month, wants netting ...