Trains6d
Metra asks STB to require Union Pacific to continue to allow commuter operations
In the latest twist in Union Pacific’s long-running effort to exit Chicago commuter rail operations, commuter agency Metra ...
Chicago Tribune2d
New names could be in store for Metra lines, as agency sues Union Pacific during takeover of UP routes
Metra is considering renaming all of its lines, as the rail agency prepares to take over operation of three Union Pacific routes. But before the takeover goes into effect, Metra and Union Pacific ...
Evanston RoundTable2d
Metra to change name of Union Pacific North Line, consider systemwide changes
The inbound Union Pacific North Line train at the Davis Street Metra station in 2024. Thirty years after the Metra line that ...
Metra considers changing the names of all its lines, asks public to weigh in
A change in the operation on three of Metra’s lines is giving the agency an opportunity to rename all 14 lines, and the ...
Daily Herald1d
All aboard the M1? Metra considers renaming train lines
Or switching the Union Pacific North Line to Metra 1 (M1)? Metra is surveying passengers about a potential rebranding to make ...
Metra considers replacing rail line names with numbers, letters
Metra on Monday acknowledged the confusion and began a public outreach effort that could potentially rename all of its lines ...
Transportation Today1d
Metra seeks feedback on renaming rail lines
Metra, a rail system serving the six-county Chicago area, is seeking public feedback on what riders think about the potential ...
Daily Herald6d
Metra asks feds for relief in feud with Union Pacific over ‘unreasonable’ costs to run trains on tracks
Commuter service for thousands of Union Pacific riders is in jeopardy amid an impasse with the freight railroad over track ...
Trains3d
Metra considering renaming of commuter rail lines
Metra has begun a rider survey over renaming its lines from their current names — which largely are derived from their ...
Metra wants to hear from riders on possible new line names, as Union Pacific phased out
Metra is phasing out the names for some of its lines, and wants to hear from its riders. The commuter rail is phasing out the Union Pacific North, Northwest and West lines. ABC7 Chicago is now ...