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Metra into Sugar Grove - Chicago Transit Forum
Jun 6, 2008 · The village's $185 million vision for Metra service includes 10 miles of new train tracks and stations at Gordon Road, Municipal Drive and Dugan Road. A project new to this year's list is the Orchard Gateway, a road that would span from Route 47 east to Orchard Road.
Metra Commuter Rail - Chicago Transit Forum
Mar 21, 2019 · The Metra cars have been there since at least 2007. They are, in order: 7773, 7779, 8728, 7774, 7784. The reason they are there is a mystery, but there was speculation that they were for a commuter train between Tijuana and Tecate, Mexico, or for a …
Metra hiring conductors - Chicago Transit Forum
Jun 26, 2009 · If you are interested in applying for a position at Metra, please send your cover letter which must include the position title, and your resume to: Metra. Office of Human Resources. 547 W. Jackson Blvd. Chicago, IL 60661 . FAX: 312-322-8937. E-mail: [email protected]. Only qualified candidates will receive consideration.
Metra Electric South Shore Track 4 Expansion
Jul 12, 2024 · You can look throughout the South Shore site. Essentially NICTD gets is own platform at Van Buren St. and a 2 track clear shot into its berths at Millennium Station.
MTDX bi-level car dispositions - Metra Commuter Rail - Chicago …
Nov 12, 2019 · Metra didn't start selling the 7700 series until 2003-04, which includes all the WSOR cars except 8701 and 8722. Those two might have been purchased separately as parts donor cars. I now believe that MTDX must have been the …
Metra Service Expansion 2024 - Chicago Transit Forum
Apr 5, 2024 · Metra will be adding six trains to the BNSF Line’s Saturday schedule and 16 trains to the line’s Sunday schedule. The changes will result in the same level of service on both weekend days, with inbound hourly service from 5 a.m. to noon and from 2 p.m. to 7 p.m. and outbound hourly service from 10 a.m. to midnight.
Delivery and Updates - Metra Commuter Rail - Chicago Transit …
Jun 1, 2023 · Metra bought the wrong type of equipment for regional service including old frieght engines and the new cars on order. Sure they ran in service doesnt mean its the best use of equipment. Will they run the fate as airbus A380 or long Island RR engines which were mothballed or the electric engines Amtrak retires based on the Acela.
New State-Of-The-Art Railcars - Metra Commuter Rail - Chicago …
Jan 13, 2021 · The earliest CNW painted bi-level cars were from 1955 (CNW 1-16 became Metra 7600-7606, 7900/1, 7607-7613). non of these batches remain with Metra. Only 292 of 674 cars are less than 50 years old. All 187 operating cab cars are from 1994-2005 giving a …
Metra 147th/Sibley station - Chicago Transit Forum
Apr 28, 2022 · adjustments on Metra Electric Line to start May 23 Publication Date Thursday, May 12, 2022 Body Metra will introduce a new Metra Electric Line schedule on May 23 that adds some express service and makes a variety of other modifications to reflect actual operating conditions and to accommodate rehabilitation work on the 147th St./Sibley Station.