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 Wants Lawmakers to Boost Its Authority to Oversee, Coordinate Chicago-Area Transit
The proposal comes as the Chicago region’s transit agencies are facing down an estimated $750 million fiscal cliff next year when COVID-19 relief money runs out — and amid conversations in Springfield ...
RTA proposes more bus and train service, fare hikes and stronger central agency as lawmakers prepare to debate future of transit
CTA trains every five to 10 minutes all day and better Metra service at midday, nights and weekends. One app for fares and ...
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RTA pitches Springfield on $1.5B revamp to save and even enhance service
Chicago-area transit leaders are unveiling a plan they say would both avoid a sharp post-COVID reduction in service and help ...
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Making its move: RTA proposes universal fares, more trains, cost cuts to counter merger plan
Amid a $770 million budget gap facing Metra, Pace and the CTA, and a proposal to merge the three into a supersized agency, ...
Metra train hits car in Chicago's south suburbs, snags line
Metra police remained on the scene for some time with a heavy-lift wrecker that dragged the vehicle out of the trees and ...
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One Fatality Confirmed After Metra Train Collision with Vehicle in Chicago's Norwood Park
A Metra train struck a vehicle in Chicago's Norwood Park, causing at least one death. The incident occurred around 3:50 p.m.
CTA President Dorval Carter to step down
Dorval Carter is out at the CTA. The transit agency president announced his retirement Monday in a CTA news release, after ...
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 ...
Person killed after Metra train hits vehicle in Norwood Park, officials say
A person was killed Saturday after a Metra train hit a vehicle on the Chicago's Northwest Side, officials said. The Metra UP-NW line was extensively delayed.
1 dead after Metra train hits car in Norwood Park neighborhood in Chicago
An outbound Union Pacific Northwest Line train hit a car just before 4 p.m. near the Norwood Park station near the ...
1 dead after Metra train strikes vehicle near Norwood Park, officials say
A vehicle was struck by a Metra train near Norwood Park Saturday afternoon, causing halted service and extensive delays, ...