The funding, provided through the Illinois Jobs Now! capital construction program, will create and retain an estimated 18,000 jobs and improve traveler safety. Includes $253 million for the Chicago Transit Authority (CTA), $157 million for Metra, and $32 million for PACE.
Read More →Executive director of the commuter rail service since 1990, Phil Pagano was put on paid administrative leave last week amid allegations that he paid himself an unauthorized $56,000 bonus.
Read More →Agency says it is too expensive and technologically challenging.
Read More →Naming rights to train stations and lines would provide a new revenue source, officials say. Stations would retain their original names in addition to the brand name.
Read More →ARRA funded $1 million of the $1.1 million project, which added 329 parking spaces and included the construction of two new stairways to the platforms. A bus bay and landscaping will be completed this spring.
Read More →Two Chicagoans claim that funding disproportionately favors Metra over the Chicago Transit Authority, violating civil rights laws.
Read More →Chicago RTA's new multi-modal trip planning tool provides side-by-side comparisons of transit, driving and walking travel options. It includes Chicago Transit Authority, Metra and Pace routes.
Read More →Project will identify transportation improvements and options for improved access to growing suburban employment locations.
Read More →Board concludes that engineer was distracted and missed signal. It repeats call for positive train control.
Read More →Thousands of Chicago commuter rail passengers forced to find alternate transportation.
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