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Metra - Coverage from 2019 on Progressive Railroading
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OmniTRAX short line completes PTC project in Illinois
Metra boosts 2020 capex plan to include new locomotives, rail cars
Rail supplier news from Duos Technologies, Alstom, Thales and TE Connectivity (July 19)
Metra begins replacing aging fleet with $71 million purchase contract
STB installs Fuchs as vice chairman for 2019
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Metra solicits public input on new rail-car design
Glen Ellyn Metra Station upgrade project receives federal grant
Metra OKs 2020 budget, capital plan
Metra opens new Cary Station
BNSF to launch tie replacement project on Metra line
Metra, UP to close Evanston ticket office
Metra to construct third track on Union Pacific West Line
Metra’s Auburn Park Station project back on track
Metra observes Rail Safety Week
Metra cuts costs to avoid 2020 fare increase
Metra to host vendor fair to showcase contractor diversity
Metra cancels Union Pacific West schedule changes
FRA announces $272 million in 'state of good repair' grants
Metra begins bridge work on UP North Line
Metra, Chicago university partner on station project
CTA wraps up work on Jefferson Park Transit Center
Chicago transit executives praise new state infrastructure spending law
Illinois OKs infrastructure bill that boosts transit-rail funding
Metra seeks input on transit connection pilot
Metra opens new station shelter on Milwaukee District North Line
Metra revises BNSF Line service to address crowding
Metra to boost summer weekend service on two lines
Metra resurrects plans for two new stations
Metra Police launch reporting app
Metra schedules 59 safety 'blitzes'
Metra issues RFP for 200 new rail cars
Metra to begin reverse-commute service from Chicago to Lake County
Metra issues RFP for onboard camera systems, discounts passes due to service disruptions
Chicago transit: RTA proposes projects; Metra sets ticket office closure
Amtrak cancels Chicago services due to extreme weather
RTA to study potential expansion of Metra's North Central service
Metra adjusts Rock Island schedule for PTC impacts
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