Why Chicago, the U.S.'s Busiest Railroad Hub, Is So Vulnerable to Strikes
With $3 trillion in goods traveling through Chicago every year, the city is the busiest rail hub in the U.S. WSJ breaks down ...
South Shore rail project moves forward, but will there be money available?
After years of planning, a 90-minute train trip from South Bend to Chicago is possible. But uncertainty remains about the ...
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Chicago Agency Pitches $1.5 Billion Plan to Fix Transit Woes
The Regional Transportation Authority — a government agency that oversees finances and transit planning for the Chicago Transit Authority, the city’s commuter rail system Metra and the bus ...
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Transit Briefs: MBTA, RTA Chicago, NYMTA
Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) completes Automatic Train Control (ATC) implementation on all north side Commuter Rail lines. Also, ridership across the Chicago region’s fixed-route ...
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Chicago’s Metra explores bridge financing options
Metra, the primary commuter rail system in the Chicago metropolitan area, announced it will be exploring alternative finance measures to address its infrastructure backlog.
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Transit Briefs: RTA of Central Okla., UTA, Metro Transit, Metra, Amtrak Virginia
The Regional Transportation Authority (RTA) of Central Oklahoma wins a USDOT grant to evaluate at-grade crossings along a ...
Metra and CTA prepping for extreme cold on Monday; Amtrak cancels some Chicago trains
Empire Builder trains scheduled to leave Union Station for Seattle at 11:05 a.m. and 3:05 p.m. on Monday have been canceled, according to Amtrak.