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Metra Board Approves Purchase of Up to 500 Modern Railcars

Metra Board Approves Purchase of Up to 500 Modern Railcars

January 14, 2021
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Communities, Consumers, Education, Events, Government, Public Service, Quality of Life, Transportation, Video Story

Ridership is down on Metra trains right now, due to the pandemic, but as passengers begin to return to commuter trains, they might be pleasantly…

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Metra Debuts New Bike Car, Temporarily Allows Bikes on All Trains

Metra Debuts New Bike Car, Temporarily Allows Bikes on All Trains

November 12, 2020
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Communities, Consumers, Education, Events, Government, Parks and Recreation, Public Safety, Public Service, State of Illinois, Transportation

Metra on Saturday (Nov. 7, 2020) introduced its first Bike Car, answering the call from bike enthusiasts to have more room for bicycles on its…

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Metra Suspends Service Monday, June 1, Due To Unrest

Metra Suspends Service Monday, June 1, Due To Unrest

May 31, 2020
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Metra announced late Sunday that it is suspending all service on Monday, June 1. The Metra alert was issued at 9:23 p.m. Sunday. The alert…

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Union Pacific To Close Third Street Rail Crossing in Geneva From May 11-22

Union Pacific To Close Third Street Rail Crossing in Geneva From May 11-22

April 27, 2020
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Communities, Education, Events, Government, Transportation

Union Pacific Railroad will close the Third Street rail crossing in Geneva from Monday, May 11, to Friday, May 22, as the company makes train-track…

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Want Cupholders? Metra Launches Survey on New Railcars

Want Cupholders? Metra Launches Survey on New Railcars

January 2, 2020
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Communities, Consumers, Education, Events, Government, Quality of Life, Transportation, WK-Communities

Metra is about to buy some new railcars, and it wants the input of its customers in an online survey to order them. Metra issued…

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Metra Offers Holiday Specials, Free Rides on New Year's Eve

Metra Offers Holiday Specials, Free Rides on New Year’s Eve

December 23, 2019
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Consumers, Education, Events, Government, Transportation

Metra will modify train schedules on several days, offer special holiday passes, and expand its Family Fares program in the coming weeks to better serve…

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Metra's $827 Million Budget Includes 400 New Rail Cars; Public Hearing Set For Nov. 4

Metra’s $827 Million Budget Includes 400 New Rail Cars; Public Hearing Set For Nov. 4

October 30, 2019
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Communities, Consumers, Education, Events, Government, Public Safety, Public Service, Taxpayers, Transportation

Metra has unveiled a proposed $827.4 million operating budget, and the good news for Kane County rail commuters is that there will be no fare…

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Gov Offices Closed, Garbage Pickup Delayed, But Stores Open And Tons of Stuff To Do For Labor Day 2019

Gov Offices Closed, Garbage Pickup Delayed, But Stores Open And Tons of Stuff To Do For Labor Day 2019

August 28, 2019
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Business, Communities, Consumers, Education, Events, Government, Kane County, Public Safety, Quality of Life, Taxpayers, WK-Communities

Labor Day was created as a “workingmen’s holiday” after it was started in New York City in 1882, according to the History.com. While some places…

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Geneva Commuter Parking Deck To Be Closed Overnight For Cleaning June 17-21

Geneva Commuter Parking Deck To Be Closed Overnight For Cleaning June 17-21

June 10, 2019
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Communities, Consumers, Events, Government, Local Economy, Transportation, WK-Communities

Geneva’s Third Street commuter parking deck will be closed overnight Monday night through Friday morning, June 17 through June 21 for cleaning and general maintenance…

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Starting June 1, Metra Pass Holders Get Unlimited Weekend Travel

Starting June 1, Metra Pass Holders Get Unlimited Weekend Travel

May 23, 2019
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Metra announced Wednesday (May 22, 2019) that its Monthly Pass holders will soon be able to use their tickets for unlimited weekend travel across the…

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