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Illinois chooses Metra to operate Chicago-Rockford service(www.trains.com)

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Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker and other officials announced Thursday that Chicago commuter operator Metra had been selected to partner with Union Pacific to provide two daily rail roundtrips between Rockford and Chicago by 2027.

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Dsaf@midwest.social
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Always happy to see more transit options especially expansion of public transit.

Not something you see everywhere in the country

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andrew@midwest.social
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Love to see it. I really wish we could use some of this federal funding to add additional new L lines, L stations, or BRT to the CTA.

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GeeperBeepers@midwest.social
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RPM is I think one of their most expensive projects yet. I’m happy to see the redline finally expanding south.

I do think the next goal should be a line out west that runs north to south (think kedzie) but that’s certainly a ways out.

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