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Amsted Rail will provide complete, assembled bogie systems, plus couplers, draft gears, and crash energy management systems.
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Gov. Pat Quinn asked the group to develop ways to eliminate waste, fraud and abuse at the CTA, Metra and Pace, as well as the oversight agency, the Regional Transportation Authority, and to streamline overall system operations.
Read More →The company will supplement the existing transit by providing first- and last-mile connection for riders to-and-from all CTA and Metra stations.
Read More →The service is a flexible, reservation-based transit service designed to close the first- and last-mile gaps and connect riders to employment for just $5 per day.
Read More →The proposed cuts represent a 45% decrease in CTA state funding or a $130 million cut; a 60% decrease in Metra state funding or a $20.8 million cut; a 41% decrease in Pace state funding or a $10 million cut; and a 15% decrease in ADA paratransit state funding or $8.5 million cut.
Read More →In June, the RTA mailed more than 550,000 reduced fare, ride free and ADA paratransit customers mailers about the transition to Ventra.
Read More →The new regional transit authority appointed its first board chair and interim executive director while extending reduced fares across CTA, Metra, and Pace for eligible riders.
Read More →In total, the region’s transit agencies added 45 million rides in 2023 compared to the previous year, representing an increase equal to the annual transit ridership of Dallas, the Chicago RTA said in a press release.
Read More →The $770 million budget shortfall that agencies face beginning in 2026 threatens unprecedented cuts to CTA, Metra, and Pace services, the scale of which are now coming into clearer view.
Read More →This initiative is a collaborative effort between the CTA, Metra, Pace, and the RTA, aiming to create a more cost-effective and rider-friendly experience.
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