Metra
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{{Infobox Public transit
|name = Metra
|image = Metra Logo.svg
|imagesize = 225px
|locale = [[Chicago Metropolitan Area]], [[United States]]
|transit_type = [[Regional rail]]
|lines = 11
|stations = 237
|track_gauge = {{RailGauge|sg}} ([[standard gauge]])
|operator = [[Regional Transportation Authority (Illinois)|Regional Transportation Authority]] (RTA)
|began_operation = 1984
|marks = METX, METZ, NIRC
|system_length = 495 [[mile|mi]] (797 [[kilometre|km]])
|ridership = 290,000
}}
[[Image:METX 176 Ogvile.jpg|thumb|right|A Metra Train in [[Ogilvie Transportation Center]]]]
'''Metra''' (officially known as the '''Northeast Illinois Regional Commuter Railroad Corporation''') is a [[regional rail]] system that serves the city of [[Chicago, Illinois]], [[United States]] and surrounding cities, many of them Chicago suburbs. The railroad serves over 200 stations on 11 different rail lines across the [[Regional Transportation Authority (Illinois)|Regional Transportation Authority]]'s six-county service area ([[Cook County, Illinois|Cook]], [[DuPage County, Illinois|DuPage]], [[Kane County, Illinois|Kane]], [[Lake County, Illinois|Lake]], [[McHenry County, Illinois|McHenry]] and [[Will County, Illinois|Will]] Counties) providing over 80 million rides annually. Metra has been honored with several [[E. H. Harriman Award]]s for employee safety, most recently with a Bronze award in class B (line-haul railroads with between 4 and 15 million employee hours per year) for 2005. Previous Harriman Awards conferred to Metra include Gold awards for 2003 and 2004 and a Silver award for 2002.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.nscorp.com/nscorp/application;JSESSIONID_nscorp=E0D2wDZLZ8t844Gn6WZDlSVqmCEM2UEJtEicpNZ1tBcpy4wFlISk!-1862265230?origin=content.jsp&event=bea.portal.framework.internal.refresh&pageid=NS+News&contentId=english/nscorp/news/whats_new/whats_new/news051606.html| title= Railroads Set Another Employee Safety Record in 2005| author=Association of American Railroads (reprinted by Norfolk Southern Railroad)| year=[[2006-05-16]]| accessdate=2006-05-24|}}</ref>
==History==
{{unreferenced|date=May 2008}}
[[Image:Metra City of Woodstock in Deerfield.jpg|thumb|right|Metra F40PH-2 120 "City Of [[Woodstock, Illinois|Woodstock]]" approaching the [[Deerfield (Metra)|Deerfield]] station, [[June 23]], [[2006]].]]
In 1926, the [[Illinois Central Railroad]] electrified its commuter service between downtown Chicago and the neighborhood of [[Hyde Park (Chicago)|Hyde Park]]. This would later become the [[Metra Electric Line]]. Forty-eight years later, in 1974, the [[Regional Transportation Authority (Illinois)|Regional Transportation Authority]] was formed after a March 1973 [[referendum]] to provide financial support from local and county governments to railroads providing commuter service between Chicago and its [[suburb]]s. Purchase of service contracts with all the railroads operating commuter service in the area were signed in 1976.
In the wake of the 1980 [[bankruptcy]] and [[liquidation]] of the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad, the RTA also acquired ownership and operational responsibilities of that railroad's commuter operations (now Metra's [[Rock Island District]]) in 1982. The same year it also leased the Milwaukee Road's Suburban Mass Transit District lines (now Metra's Milwaukee Districts). In 1979, the RTA purchased 27 [[EMD F40PH|F40PH]] locomotives, as well as inheriting 14 [[EMD F40C|F40C]] locomotives, 18 [[EMD E8|E8]]/[[EMD E9|E9]] locomotives, and two [[EMD F7|F7]] units. (They would later come in possession of 45 F40PH-2 locomotives between 1979 and 1989, and 29 F40PHM-2s in 1991-1992.)
The [[Regional Transportation Authority (Illinois)|RTA Amendatory Act of 1983]] created the current organization, with three management boards for Chicago area public transit: the [[Chicago Transit Authority|CTA]] for city [[rapid transit]] and [[bus]]es, [[Pace (transit)|Pace]] for suburban buses, and Metra for suburban rail. The Metra [[service mark]], short for Metropolitan Rail, was adopted in 1984. Before then, Metra was briefly known just as the Northeast Illinois Railroad Corporation. Many Metra locomotives remained in the RTA paint scheme until the early to mid-1990s.
Metra purchased the [[Metra Electric Line]] and took over operation of the [[Heritage Corridor]] in 1987, then took over operation of the [[Southwest Service]] in 1993. In 1996 it began operating the [[North Central Service]] over the [[Wisconsin Central Transportation Corporation]], now part of the [[Canadian National Railway]]. Commuter service that had previously been operated on that line by the Minneapolis, St. Paul and Sault Ste. Marie Railway (the [[Soo Line Railroad|Soo Line]]) ended by 1971. From 1991-1992, Metra purchased 29 F40PH-2M locomotives, and came in possession of the Milwaukee Road's F40C fleet. In the early 1990s, the E and F units were retired (the F units being sent to the [[Illinois Railway Museum]]), and in 2005, the F40Cs were replaced by new [[MPI MP36PH]] engines.
Metra's other lines are still operated by the freight railroads that own the trackage. The [[Union Pacific Railroad]] operates three ex-[[Chicago and North Western Railway]] lines – the [[Union Pacific/North Line]], [[Union Pacific/Northwest Line]] and [[Union Pacific/West Line]]. The other line, the [[BNSF Railway Line]], is operated by [[BNSF]]. With over 60,000 daily passengers on 94 revenue trains, the BNSF line is Metra's busiest. Commuter service is also provided by the [[Northern Indiana Commuter Transportation District]]'s [[South Shore Line (NICTD)|South Shore Line]] to [[South Bend, Indiana]], one of only a few remaining [[interurban streetcar]] lines in the U.S. From 1971 to 1991, [[Amtrak]]'s ''[[Calumet (Amtrak)|Calumet]]'' provided commuter rail service to [[Valparaiso, Indiana]], and provides [[intercity rail|intercity service]] to Chicago, including frequent ''[[Hiawatha (Amtrak)|Hiawatha]]'' service to [[Milwaukee, Wisconsin]], used by some commuters to Chicago.
==Lines and stations==
[[Image:Metra-System.png|thumb|right|Schematic of Metra's routes, as well as the South Shore Line. This schematic is not to scale.]]
Until the 1960s, Chicago had six major [[intercity rail|intercity]] [[terminal station|terminal]]s. Three of them – [[Central Station (Chicago terminal)|Central Station]], [[Dearborn Station (Chicago)|Dearborn Station]] and [[Grand Central Station (Chicago)|Grand Central Station]] – have closed. Metra still uses the other three – [[LaSalle Street Station (Chicago)|LaSalle Street Station]], [[Union Station (Chicago)|Union Station]] and the [[Ogilvie Transportation Center]] – as well as the [[Millennium Station]] (formerly Randolph Street Station), a terminal for commuter lines that operated through Central Station.
Union Station serves all [[Amtrak]] [[intercity train]]s. It also serves Metra trains on several lines that operated into Union Station from before the 1960s:
*[[Heritage Corridor]] ([[Alton Railroad]])
*[[BNSF Railway Line]] ([[Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad]])
*[[Milwaukee District/West Line]] and [[Milwaukee District/North Line]] ([[Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad]])
*The ex-[[Pennsylvania Railroad]] ''[[Calumet (Amtrak)|Calumet]]'' [[commuter rail|commuter service]] provided by Amtrak to [[Valparaiso, Indiana]] until 1991 also operated into Union Station.
Since the 1960s, other routes have been rerouted into Union Station:
*[[Southwest Service]] ([[Wabash Railway]]), moved from [[Dearborn Station (Chicago)|Dearborn Station]] in 1976 by the [[Norfolk and Western Railway]]
*[[North Central Service]] ([[Minneapolis, St. Paul and Sault Ste. Marie Railway]]), began operations in 1996, sharing trackage with the [[Milwaukee District/West Line]] south of [[Franklin Park, Illinois|Franklin Park]]
The Ogilvie Transportation Center, originally the [[Chicago and North Western Terminal]], serves the three lines formerly operated by the [[Chicago and North Western Railway]] – the [[Union Pacific/North Line]], [[Union Pacific/Northwest Line]] and [[Union Pacific/West Line]].
LaSalle Street Station serves only trains of the [[Rock Island District]], originally operated by the [[Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad]].
[[Millennium Station]] (previously Randolph Street Station) serves the ex-[[Illinois Central Railroad]] [[Metra Electric Line]], and the [[South Shore Line (NICTD)|South Shore Line]] [[interurban streetcar]] service to [[South Bend, Indiana]], operated by the [[Northern Indiana Commuter Transportation District]].
In 2008, plans were announced for a possible new station on the Metra [[Heritage Corridor]] to be located in [[Romeoville]]. The station and accompanying parking would be located on the property belonging to the the [[Citgo]] oil refinery between [[Lemont]] and [[Lockport]]. Metra would also increase the number of trains in service on the Heritage Corridor line. The plan also calls for [[Pace (transit)|Pace]] Park and Ride bus service from Weber Road, on Romeoville's western boundary, east along 135th Street (Romeo Road) to the new station.
==Extension projects==
Despite the [[State of Illinois]]'s current budget crisis, Metra is implementing vigorous expansion in the coming years. Some of this expansion has already been realized: the Union Pacific/West line has been extended from [[Geneva, Illinois]] through La Fox to [[Elburn, Illinois|Elburn]], and the Southwest Service line has been extended from [[Orland Park, Illinois|Orland Park]] to [[Manhattan, Illinois|Manhattan]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://metrarail.com/Press_Releases/press-release-01-06-06.html|title=New schedules for expanded, extended service out today|date=2006-01-06|publisher=[[Regional Transportation Authority (Illinois)|Regional Transportation Authority]]|accessdate=2008-04-09}}</ref> Metra is also in the process of extending the [[McHenry, Illinois|McHenry]] branch of the Union Pacific/Northwest into [[Johnsburg, Illinois|Johnsburg]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://metraconnects.metrarail.com/upnw.php|title=Metra's Primary Rail Alternative... The Union Pacific Northwest Line|publisher=Metra|accessdate=2008-04-09}}</ref>
Metra is also planning to create new rail services as well, namely the [[SouthEast Service (Metra)|SouthEast Service]] line from downtown Chicago to [[Crete, Illinois|Crete]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://metraconnects.metrarail.com/ses.php|title=Metra's Primary Rail Alternative... Southeast Service|publisher=Metra|accessdate=2008-04-09}}</ref> as well as Metra's first entirely intra-suburban commuter line, the [[Suburban Transit Access Route (Metra)|Suburban Transit Access Route]], or "STAR" Line, which would operate between [[Joliet, Illinois|Joliet]] and [[O'Hare International Airport|O'Hare Airport]], linking together Metra lines in the western suburbs.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://metraconnects.metrarail.com/star.php|title=Metra's Primary Rail Alternative... The Star Line|publisher=Metra|accessdate=2008-04-09}}</ref> In 2010, Metra hopes to extend the [[Union Pacific/North Line]] to [[Milwaukee]]. Stops would include Milwaukee, [[Cudahy]], [[South Milwaukee]], [[Oak Creek]], [[Caledonia]], [[Racine]], and [[Somers]].
==Fare structure==
Metra has a zone-based fare structure. Fares are determined by the number of zones passed through on a trip. The zones are designated by letters and range from A (downtown stations and termini) to M. [[Harvard (Metra station)|Harvard]] on the [[Union Pacific/Northwest Line]] is the only station located in the M zone, and no stations are located in the L zone.
==Motive power and rolling stock==
===Locomotive fleet===
{| class="wikitable"
! Numbers
! Model
! Year Built
! Assigned
! Disposition
|-
| 100–127
| [[EMD F40PH|F40PH]]
| 1976–1977
| All diesel routes
| Operating, to be rebuilt<ref>http://www.metrarr.com/matmgmt</ref>
|-
| 128–184
| [[EMD F40PH-2|F40PH-2]]
| 1979–1989
| All diesel routes, many of which are assigned to the UP lines
| Operating
|-
| 185–214
| [[EMD F40PHM-2|F40PHM-2]]
| 1991–1992
| [[BNSF Railway Line|BNSF]], [[Rock Island District|RI]], [[Milwaukee District/North Line|Milwaukee North]], [[Milwaukee District/West Line|Milwaukee West]], and [[North Central Service]]. Locomotive #214 pulled the very first [[North Central Service]] train from [[Antioch (Metra)|Antioch]] to [[Union Station (Chicago)|Chicago]].
| Operating
|-
| 401–427
| [[MPI MP36PH-3|MP36PH-3]]
| 2003–2004
| BNSF, RI, Milwaukee North, Milwaukee West, and North Central Service
| Operating
|-
| 305, 308
| [[EMD F7|F7]]
| 1949
| All Diesel Routes
| Retired
|-
| 514–516, 518, 521
| [[EMD E8|E8]]
| 1951–1953
| All Diesel Routes
| Retired
|-
| 600–614
| [[EMD F40C|F40C]]
| 1974
| Milwaukee Districts
| Retired, although engines 611 and 614 remain on the property. 614 is named Edward F. Brabec while 611 is named Village of Ontarioville.
|-
| 1–2
| [[EMD SW1|SW1]]
| 1939
| RI
| Operating
|-
| 3
| [[EMD SW1200|SW1200]]
|
| Milwaukee West, Milwaukee North
| Operating
|-
| 4–8
| [[EMD SW1500|SW1500]]
|
| RI, Milwaukee West, Milwaukee North, [[Metra Electric Line|ME]]
| Operating
|}
=== Coach fleet ===
{| class="wikitable"
! Numbers
! Type
! Heritage
! Year Built
! Builder
! Disposition
|-
| 740–820
| Coach
| [[Chicago Burlington and Quincy|Burlington]]
| 1950–1973
| [[Budd Company|Budd]]
| Operating
|-
| 7100–7121
| Coach
| Burlington
| 1977–1978
| Budd
| Operating
|-
| 6001–6192
| Coach
| Metra
| 2002–2005
| [[Nippon Sharyo]]
| Operating
|-
| 7200–7382
| Coach
| [[Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific|Milwaukee]]
| 1961–1980
| Budd
| Operating
|-
| 7400–7497
| Coach
| Metra
| 1996–1998
| [[Amerail]]
| Operating
|-
| 8200–8283
| Coach/Cab
| Milwaukee
| 1961–1974
| Budd
| Operating
|-
| 8200–8239
| Coach/Cab
| [[Regional Transportation Authority (Illinois)|RTA]]
| 1978–1980
| Budd
| Operating
|-
| 8400–8413
| Coach/Cab
| Metra
| 1994–1995
| [[M-K]]
| Operating
|-
| 8414–8478
| Coach/Cab
| Metra
| 1995–1998
| Amerail
| Operating
|-
| 8501–8608
| Coach/Cab
| Metra
| 2002–2005
| Nippon Sharyo
| Operating
|-
| 553
| Club Car
| [[Chicago and North Western Railway|C&NW]]
| 1949
| [[American Car and Foundry Company|ACF]]
| Operating
|-
| 555
| Club Car
| [[Chicago and North Western Railway|C&NW]]
| 1949
| [[American Car and Foundry Company|ACF]]
| Retired
|-
| 7600-7613
| Coach
| [[Chicago and North Western Railway|C&NW]]
| 1955
| [[St. Louis Car Company|St. Louis]]
| Retired
|-
| 7650-7866
| Coach
| C&NW
| 1955-1970
| [[Pullman Company|Pullman]]
| Retired
|-
| 7867-7871
| Coach
| [[Chicago Rock Island and Pacific|RI]]
| 1970
| St. Louis
| Retired
|-
| 7880
| Coach (Former Parlor)
| C&NW
| 1958
| Pullman
| Retired
|-
| 7881-7885
| Coach
| RI
| 1970
| Pullman
| Retired
|-
| 7900-7901
| Club Car (s)
| C&NW
| 1955
| St. Louis
| Retired
|-
| 8700-8763
| Cab Cars
| C&NW
| 1960-1968
| Pullman
| Retired
|}
=== Metra electric fleet ===
{| class="wikitable"
! Numbers
! Type
! Heritage
! Year Bulit
! Builder
|-
| 1201–1226
| MU Coach
| Metra
| 2005
| [[Nippon Sharyo]]
|-
| 1501–1630
| MU Coach
| [[Illinois Central|IC]]
| 1971–1972
| [[St. Louis Car Company|St. Louis]]
|-
| 1631–1666
| MU Coach
| IC
| 1978–1979
| [[Bombardier]]
|}
== Notable accidents ==
Metra, as all passenger rail, has a reputation for being a safe and reliable mode of transportation. However, there have been several accidents in the past that have caught regional, and sometimes national, attention:
* At around 5:53 p.m. on [[August 26]], [[1991]], Mary T. Wojtyla, 41, of [[Chicago]], was walking with her lawyer across the tracks at the Fairview Avenue [[grade crossing]] in [[Downers Grove, Illinois|Downers Grove]], directly in front of a westbound train which was stopped at the Metra station. Apparently distracted by ongoing divorce proceedings, she crossed the center track and was struck by a westbound Burlington Northern [[EMD E9]] pulling a "Racetrack" express train, estimated to be traveling at 60 miles per hour. Wojtyla was killed instantly; her lawyer saw the oncoming train and was not struck.<ref>[[Operation Lifesaver]] assembly. [[Lake Park High School]]. 1999.</ref> The accident delayed between 12,000 and 15,000 commuters on the Burlington Northern line for more than an hour.<ref name="downersgrove1">"Train kills woman in Downers Grove", ''Chicago Tribune'', August 27, 1991, CHICAGOLAND, p. 6</ref> Trains were further delayed when Downers Grove police ordered the engineer to back up the train in order to re-enact the incident. According to an account in the ''Downers Grove Reporter'', "the engineer was so seriously affected by the re-enactment, where he had to pass by the dead body still on the tracks, he was unable to continue and had to be relieved of his duties."<ref name="downersgrove2">"Pedestrian killed by speeding Metra train", ''Downers Grove Reporter'', August 28, 1991, front page.</ref> A [[railfan]] captured Wojtyla being stuck by the train.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jp0X9QGrozU |title=girl hit by train (unedited) |author=Unknown author |date=1991-08-26 |accessdate=2007-03-05}}</ref> The video, dubbed "Traingirl", has been shown with the impact edited out at many [[Operation Lifesaver]] events, and unedited on [[shock site]] web sites and YouTube. A wrongful death lawsuit brought by Wojtyla's estate was dismissed in 1996.
* On January 16, 1995, violinist [[Rachel Barton Pine]] was severely injured in a train accident in the suburb of [[Winnetka, Illinois]]. Her violin, which was an expensive $500,000 Amati was stuck in the train doors as she was getting off the train. She sued Metra for the incident in 1999, and it went to court where she was awarded $29 million. Since then, she has been playing violin and still goes in tours, but paralyzed with one real foot and another replacement one from when she was in rehabilitation.
* On the morning of [[October 25]], [[1995]], [[Fox River Grove level crossing accident|a Metra train hit a school bus]] which was stopped along the tracks at the stoplight at Algonquin Road and Northwest Highway in [[Fox River Grove, Illinois|Fox River Grove]]. The accident resulted in seven deaths, multiple injuries, and a massive overhaul in safety, especially with respect to school buses and at short crossings. Millions of dollars were spent by several parties in lawsuits and safety improvements.
* On [[September 17]], [[2005]], a Metra train from [[Joliet, Illinois|Joliet]] to [[Chicago]] derailed about five miles from [[LaSalle Street Station (Chicago)|LaSalle Street Station]], killing two people – Allison Walsh, 38 and Jane Cuthbert, 22 – and injuring approximately 80 others. While the investigation is still proceeding at this time the indications are that the train was traveling at excessive speed, one report stating that the train was moving at more than 60 mph over the posted speed limit of 10 mph, and this was a factor in the accident.
* On [[November 23]], [[2005]], a Metra train from [[Chicago]] to [[Antioch, Illinois]] collided with multiple cars at the Grand Avenue crossing in [[Elmwood Park, Illinois]]. The railroad tracks cross Grand Avenue at a shallow angle, therefore creating a longer-than-normal crossing. Just past the tracks on Grand Avenue (heading east) there is a traffic signal that can trap drivers disregarding the signs around the crossing warning them not to stop on the tracks. No one died at the scene, but 15 people needed to be sent to hospitals throughout Chicago. Investigators from the [[National Transportation Safety Board]] determined that the signals were working properly and have implied in statements to the press that fault for the accident lies with motorists who ignored warning signs and stopped across the railroad tracks.
== In popular culture ==
Metra has made several appearances in film:
* In the 1990 film ''[[Home Alone (film)|Home Alone]]'', Kevin runs across a bridge as a Metra train pulls under it.
* In the film ''[[She's Having a Baby]]'', the main character takes the Metra to and from work each day.
* In the film ''[[U.S. Marshals (film)|U.S. Marshals]]'', although it's set in [[New York City]], the train that cuts Deputy Gerard off shortly after the graveyard scene is a Metra. This is probably due to the fact that many scenes set in New York were actually filmed in [[Chicago]].
* In end of the film ''[[Weird Science (film)|Weird Science]]'', the train that Gary speeds in front of to lose the police belongs to the [[Regional Transportation Authority (Illinois)|Regional Transportation Authority]], before it became Metra.
* Many shots take place aboard a Metra train in the 2005 film ''[[Derailed]]''.
* In the film ''[[Cheaper by the Dozen (2003 film)|Cheaper by the Dozen]]'', Mark boards a Metra train in an attempt to run away from home.
* In the film ''[[Stir of Echoes]]'', the main character played by [[Kevin Bacon]] works along a Metra line. He also lives in the [[Wicker Park, Chicago|Wicker Park]] neighborhood in Chicago, and visits a station there, though Logan Square does not actually have a Metra station.
* In the film ''[[Save The Last Dance]]'', the main character takes a Metra train to Chicago to live with her father.
* In the [[Nintendo 64]] title ''[[Cruis'n USA]]'', a Metra F40PH (With "TOXIC" written in the place of "METRA" on the side) appears on railroad lines in several courses.
* In [[R. Kelly]]'s [[Trapped in the Closet]], the opening shot of Chicago features a passing Metra train.
* In the film ''[[The Lake House (film)|The Lake House]]'', [[Sandra Bullock]]'s character is shown boarding and riding a Metra train.
==External links==
*[http://www.metrarail.com/ Metra]
*[http://www.railchicago.com/ RAILChicago]
*[http://members.aol.com/chirailfan/index.html Chicago Transit & Railfan Web Site]
*[http://railfanning.org/profiles/metra.htm Railfanning.org: Metra]
*[http://www.stanford.edu/~jvittes/Metra.html Metra Maps Site]
*[http://people.ku.edu/~dunville/ South Shore Pictures] Partially Metra/RTA sponsored service
*[http://narail.awardspace.com/metra.html Metra Commuter Rail profile and photos]
*[http://mapmash.googlepages.com/chicagometra.html Metra on Google Maps]
==References==
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*{{cite web|title=Leaders Agree to Push for Metra|work=Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel Online, [[22 December]] [[2004]]|url=http://www.jsonline.com/news/metro/dec04/286583.asp|accessdate=20 January|accessyear=2005}}
*{{cite web|title=Village board seeks Metra extension|work=McHenry Online|url=http://www.mchenryonline.com/westosha/metra.htm|accessdate=20 January|accessyear=2005}}
*{{cite web|title=Metra: Driven by its history, A modern Chicago railroad carries its past with it|work=Trains Magazine, July 2003, by J. David Ingles|url=http://www.trains.com/trn/default.aspx?c=a&id=393|accessdate=24 September|accessyear=2006}}
*{{cite web|title=The CTA's "Doomsday Budget"-and what it means to Metra riders|work=On the Bi-Level, May 2005 Special Edition|url=http://metrarail.com/OTBL/05_05_SpecialEdition.pdf|accessdate=8 June|accessyear=2005}}
*J. David Ingles, Metra: "Best Commuter Train", ''[[Trains (magazine)|Trains]]'' July 1993
{{refend}}
== See also ==
* [[Mass transit in Chicago]]
* [[Pace (transit)]]
* [[Chicago Transit Authority]]
{{Metra Lines}}
{{Chicago Rail}}
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