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 ...
Metra considers replacing rail line names with numbers, letters
Metra on Monday acknowledged the confusion and began a public outreach effort that could potentially rename all of its lines ...
Union Pacific to close Texas shop kept open by 19th-century pact
Union Pacific Railroad has notified employees in the East Texas town of Palestine that their jobs — kept in place by an 1872 ...
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News & Products for the week of March 10th 2025
News & Products for the week of March 10th 2025 Model railroad operators and builders can get the latest information about ...
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 ...
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How One of the First Female Civil Engineers Transformed Railroad Passenger Service
Hailed as the “Lady Engineer” who “took the pain out of the train,” Olive Wetzel Dennis made her lasting mark on passenger ...
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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 ...
The long road to superfast trains in the Pacific Northwest
High-speed trains are common throughout the world, but America is far behind. Changing this will require investment and ...