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Orseno began his career in 1974 as a ticket collector on Chicago Rock Island & Pacific Railroad commuter trains.
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The new cars will offer increased reliability, while reducing operating costs — a substantial improvement over the increasing expense of maintaining the older cars.
Read More →Agency received only one response to its initial RFP for new bi-level gallery cars.
Read More →Agency says it is too expensive and technologically challenging.
Read More →The exact number will depend on the responses to the RFP, the amount of funding available, and whether Metra can use financing alternatives, such as leasing, to maximize its funding.
Read More →Funding will make major investments in locomotives and railcars, stations, bridges, and yards.
Read More →Chicago-based commuter rail system is suspending service on its Metra Electric Line on both Wednesday and Thursday.
Read More →The region’s fixed-route system finished out the year with a total of 361 million rides. Adding 35 million rides over 2023 represents an increase that is equal to the annual transit ridership of Phoenix.
Read More →At about 10:50 p.m. Tuesday when the third, fourth, and fifth cars of the eight-car train derailed. The derailed cars remained upright, and the other five cars and the locomotive remained on the tracks. There were three passengers on the train at the time; there were no injuries.
Read More →Under the current Metra schedule, the station is served by 74 trains each weekday and 33 trains on both Saturday and Sunday.
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