Metra
Metra is a commuter railroad in the Chicago city area. The railroad operates 241 stations on 11 different rail lines.[1] It is the fourth busiest commuter rail system in the United States by ridership and the largest and busiest commuter rail system outside the New York City area.[5] There were 83.4 million passenger rides in 2014, up 1.3% from the previous year.[6]
| Metra | |||
|---|---|---|---|
  | |||
| Info | |||
| Owner | Regional Transportation Authority (RTA) | ||
| Locale | Chicago Metropolitan Area, United States | ||
| Transit type | Commuter rail | ||
| Number of lines | 11[1] | ||
| Number of stations | 241[1][2] | ||
| Daily ridership | 292,000 (weekday, FY2013)[3] 109,700 (weekend, FY2013)[3] | ||
| Chief executive | Don Orseno[4] | ||
| Website | metrarail | ||
| Operation | |||
| Began operation | 1984 | ||
| Operator(s) | Metra Union Pacific, BNSF | ||
| Reporting marks | METX | ||
| Technical | |||
| System length | 487.7 mi (784.9 km)[2] | ||
| Track gauge | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Track gauge/data' not found. (standard gauge) | ||
| |||
The estimated busiest day for Metra ridership occurred on Nov. 4, 2016—the day of the Chicago Cubs 2016 World Series victory rally.[7]
Metra Media
RTA EMD F40PH No. 123 crossing the Fox River in Elgin, Illinois, in 1981
Metra EMD F40C No. 614 in Chicago
Passengers near an inbound train at Geneva Station
Metra Electric Highliners at 59th Street station
Various timetables (2018–19)
Entrance to a Metra bilevel rail car
Metra F40PH locomotives at the Waukegan Station
Metra related fatalities: The bar graph above shows the number of non-employee, Metra related deaths (listed vertically). This graph uses data from the previous decade and is organized by year (horizontally).
Metra MP36PH-3C locomotive #413
.jpg)
.jpg)
.jpg)
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Frequently Asked Questions - Where do Metra trains run?". Metra. Archived from the original on December 20, 2016. Retrieved December 6, 2015.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Metra Passenger Operations" (PDF). Metra. October 14, 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 27, 2013. Retrieved March 24, 2014.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-05-21. Retrieved 2015-04-29.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ↑ "Former train engineer Orseno named Metra chief executive". Chicago Tribune. January 31, 2014. http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2014-01-31/news/chi-metra-ceo-20140131_1_alex-clifford-metra-chief-executive-acting-chairman-jack-partelow.
- ↑ (February 26, 2014) Public Transportation Ridership Report, Fourth Quarter 2013. Commuter Rail. . American Public Transportation Association (APTA), 5–6. Report.
- ↑ "Monthly/Annual Ridership". Archived from the original on 2015-05-03. Retrieved 2015-05-05.
- ↑ "Cubs victory celebration sets new record for Metra | Metra". www.metrarail.com. Archived from the original on 2016-12-20. Retrieved 2016-12-08.