Regional Transportation Authority warns of fiscal cliff, asks for more power over Chicago area transit
The agency said the Chicago Transit Authority, Metra, and Pace suburban buses will face a $770 million budget deficit and ...
Amtrak cancels Chicago-area trains ahead of cold blast of Arctic air
With the coldest air of the season expected to blanket the Chicago area in coming days, Amtrak has preemptively canceled ...
Some transit agencies signal support of RTA's plan for increased authority as alternate to merger
Metra and Pace generally support a strengthened RTA after its chairman, Kirk Dillard, laid out a vision that requires $1.5 ...
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RTA seeks expanded authority over CTA, Metra, Pace as solution to transit 'fiscal cliff'
Chicago's transit agency leaders spent the past year rejecting the idea of consolidation in exchange for more funding. The ...
1 hospitalized after Metra Rock Island Line train hits vehicle near Robbins
ROBBINS, Ill. (WLS) -- One person was hospitalized, after a Metra train hit a vehicle in the south suburbs Monday afternoon.
Extensive delays expected on Metra Rock Island Line after train hits vehicle near Robbins
Extensive delays are expected on the Metra Rock Island Line Monday afternoon, after a train hit a vehicle, the commuter rail said. Train No. 419, scheduled to arrive in Joliet at 4:02 p.m., is now ...
CTA Chief Dorval Carter Steps Down Ahead Of Looming Fiscal Cliff
Carter's departure comes state lawmakers debate a plan to merge Chicago’s public transit systems ahead of a $771 million ...
Debate over the future of CTA, Metra, Pace, RTA to heat up in Springfield this year
The Chicago area’s four transit agencies are staring down a budget gap that could lead to massive service cuts and fare hikes ...