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Chicago rail agency seeks 10 cars now, with maximum purchase over the life of 7-year contract.
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The milestone was reached exactly two months after the app was launched by Metra, the Chicago Transit Authority and Pace.
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Effective immediately, onboard personnel who see anyone attempting to board a Metra train with a hoverboard in their possession will require that person to exit the train.
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Wabtec will provide Interoperable Electronic Train Management System (I-ETMS®) equipment, including kits and replacement components.
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The app is the first of its kind to allow customers to pay for rides on all three transit systems — CTA, Metra and Pace — from their mobile devices, transforming the way people across Chicago take transit each day.
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Additionally, agency is continuing to repair and replace railcar doors that are prone to fail in winter conditions.
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The newly created position puts Metra in line with best practices and Federal Transit Administration recommendations and consolidates safety and environmental units under one officer.
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To further enhance the agency’s customer connectivity options, Metra will also be installing free Wi-Fi in the waiting areas of downtown stations within 45 days, and it recently announced plans to test Wi-Fi on 11 cars systemwide before January 2016.
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Customers who purchase tickets for the Northeast Illinois commuter rail system through the agency’s website now have the ability to split their payments among credit and debit cards, including pre-tax transit benefit debit cards.
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If Metra is unable to operate beyond December, it will work to ensure an orderly shutdown of its system and communicate with its customers with sufficient time for them to consider the effects of the shutdown, the resolution also states.
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