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 considers renaming lines, changing maps for Chicago area
Metra is considering renaming its lines in the Chicago area. The rail agency has released a survey to gauge public feedback ...
Metra wants to hear from riders on possible new line names, as Union Pacific phased out
CHICAGO (WLS) -- 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. Some new ...
Evanston RoundTable3d
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 ...
Chicago Tribune3d
New names could be in store for Metra lines, as agency sues Union Pacific during takeover of UP routes
The commuter rail agency said Union Pacific’s moves effectively ... is named for the way the trains are powered. Each line is identified on maps and signs by a different color.
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 ...
Railway Age3d
Metra to STB: Ensure Passenger Service on UP Lines ‘Continues Uninterrupted’
Union Pacific (UP) has placed Metra’s regional/commuter rail service in Chicagoland “at risk by demanding” that it pay ...
Evanston Now4d
Metra may rename commuter lines
Metra, the region’s commuter rail operator, wants public input on whether to change the identification of its 14 Chicagoland ...
Daily Herald7d
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 ...