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Monday's Most Read # 1 - Metra report envisions future of Chicago-area rail service link.theoverheadwire.com/c3n76 Trains Magazine

link.theoverheadwire.comMetra report envisions future of Chicago-area rail service - TrainsCHICAGO — Metra’s own plan for offering rail service to O’Hare Airport, as well as its vision of more frequent, all-day regional rail service, is part of a draft version of a Systemwide Network Plan report released this week that envisions the future of the commuter rail agency. The document “not only lays out near- [...]Read More...

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Imagine putting out a report in 2026 which mentions electrification less than a half dozen times and then only to say "Hey, these other commuter railroads are thinking about it for these reasons", then going on to say they want to do those same things without electrifying their operations.