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[CNJRoss]

RT&S, 4/30/21

 

Congresswoman requests funding for next phase of Metra yard move

 

 

U.S. Rep. Lauren Underwood (D-Ill.) has requested $4,000,000 to continue the work of Metra's move from an in-town yard in Crystal Lake to a larger facility in Woodstock.

 

A press release from Underwood’s office says:

“This request would advance the Woodstock Railyard Relocation & Expansion from Crystal Lake to rural NW Woodstock by funding project engineering, the next phase in the relocation.  . . .

 

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[KevinKorell]

Trains magazine,  3/17/24:

 

 

    Metra schedules meeting on plans for new Woodstock yard 

 

 

Metra will hold an open house meeting in Woodstock on Thursday, March 21, to discuss plans for a new layover yard for the Union Pacific Northwest Line planned near the community in McHenry County.

 

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