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Homewood Metra station to close for several weeks due to construction
Commuters who use suburban Homewood’s Metra station will need to find alternatives for several weeks, as the agency announced that the station will close beginning April 1.
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Metra reports ‘extensive delays' amid Positive Train Control outages
Numerous Metra lines are experiencing service interruptions and train cancellations due to outages with the Positive Train Control system, the agency says.
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Metra reports ‘extensive delays' amid Positive Train Control outages
Numerous Metra lines are experiencing service interruptions due to outages with the Positive Train Control system, the agency says.
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Residents criticize Ventra rollout at Metra board meeting
Chicago-area commuters criticized the rollout of the Ventra fare system to Metra earlier this year at a board meeting for the transit agency, NBC Chicago’s Kye Martin reports.
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Ventra app freezing? Metra issues resurface once again in Chicago area
After days of struggles with the Ventra app this month, Metra riders were once again plagued by more troubles Thursday morning.
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Charged during the Ventra app issues but still no ticket? Here's what Metra says to do
Metra riders may have been charged, in some cases repeatedly, for tickets they never received amid ongoing issues with the Ventra app.
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Despite earlier fix, Ventra app goes down for Metra riders once again
After crashing last week, the Ventra app was back up and running Sunday for Metra riders. But once Monday hit, the problems were back.
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Metra ‘confident' Ventra app will function correctly this week
Metra riders should have a smoother commute on Monday, as the agency says tech teams have worked through issues encountered by the Ventra mobile app.
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Metra gives update as some Ventra app issues linger for 2nd day
Some Ventra app issues lingered for Metra riders Friday morning, marking the second straight day of ticketing troubles, though the rail agency said improvements have been made.
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Metra gives update as some Ventra app issues linger for 2nd day
Some Ventra app issues lingered for Metra riders Friday morning, marking the second straight day of ticketing troubles, though the rail agency said improvements have been made.
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Ventra app remains down as thousands head to trains for evening commute
The Ventra app remains down Thursday afternoon on the first day that changes took effect for Metra ticketing, with officials urging commuters to update their app as tickets are not being checked.
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Ventra app goes down as Metra's new ticketing changes take effect
On the same morning changes took effect for Metra ticketing, the Ventra app, which the agency had urged riders to use as it closed most of its ticket windows, went down.
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Metra ticketing and fare changes take effect across Chicago area Thursday
Metra riders will likely notice some big ticketing changes starting Thursday.
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Significant changes coming to Metra fares, ticketing
Metra is rolling out new fares this week, along with changes for 10-ride tickets and monthly passes. Kye Martin has the story.
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Major changes to Metra ticketing set to begin this week
Attention Metra riders: there will be some big changes starting this week with how you purchase and use your train tickets.
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Barrington school releases statement after student fatally struck by train while walking to school
Barrington High School will have grief counselors on hand Friday after a 17-year-old student was “accidentally” struck and killed by a Metra train Thursday morning while walking to school.
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Barrington teen struck and killed by Metra train identified; officials release new details
Officials have identified a 17-year-old girl who was struck and killed by a Metra train while walking to school in Barrington Thursday morning, NBC Chicago’s Natalie Martinez reports.
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Barrington teen struck and killed by Metra train identified; officials release new details
Officials have identified a 17-year-old girl who was struck and killed by a Metra train while walking to school in Barrington Thursday morning, NBC Chicago’s Christian Farr reports.
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Barrington teen struck and killed by Metra train identified; officials release new details
Officials have identified a 17-year-old girl who was struck and killed by a Metra train while walking to school in Barrington Thursday morning.
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Barrington High School student struck, killed by Metra train while walking to school
Officials in Barrington are investigating after a high school student was struck and killed by a Metra train Thursday morning.