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#1 CNJRoss

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Posted 18 June 2016 - 05:30 PM

Metra news release:

 
Metra begins station improvement project in Pullman

(June 16, 2016) – Metra started work this month on a project to revitalize its 111th Street/Pullman Station on the Metra Electric Line.

 

Planned improvements include replacement of the warming house (similar to the State Street Station warming house shown below), replacement of platform deck boards and removal of the unused portion of the platform, replacement of the stairway to the platform and repair or replacement of the roof over the stairway. The project will also include other cosmetic improvements such as painting.

 

“The 111th St. Station is a gateway to the Pullman National Monument and we are pleased to be able to move forward with this important rehabilitation work this year,” said Metra Executive Director/CEO Don Orseno. “And, as a member the steering committee for the ongoing Pullman Transportation Plan, we hope to be able to do even more to help promote travel to this historic site.”

 

Beginning Saturday, June 18, and continuing for two weeks, the north half of the platform will be out of service for rehabilitation. Customers can board trains from the south half of the platform. After completing the north half, the work will shift to the south half of the platform for approximately four weeks. Customers can board trains from the north half during this time. All work is expected to be completed in August.

 

The project is part of Metra’s 2016 construction program, which includes approximately $200 million in infrastructure improvements to 27 stations, 21 bridges and 24 road crossings and the replacement of 120,000 railroad ties to ensure safe and reliable service and maintain a state of good repair systemwide.

 



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Posted 25 October 2016 - 10:10 AM

Metra news release:

 

Metra completes rehab of Pullman station

 
(October 24, 2016) - Metra announced today that it has completed the rehabilitation of the 111th Street/Pullman Station, including painting the new warming house in the colors of an historic Pullman train car to commemorate the neighborhood’s historic significance to the railroad industry.
 

The $250,000 project also included the replacement of the warming house; replacement of platform deck boards; removal of an unused portion of the platform; replacement of the stairway to the platform and the structure over the stairway; new LED lights, heaters and an electronic device charging station in the warming house; and other cosmetic improvements.

 

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Historic Pullman Foundation President Michael Shymanski (from left), Ald. Anthony Beale (9th) and Metra Executive Director/CEO Don Orseno pose in front of the new warming house at the renovated 111th St./Pullman Station on the Metra Electric Line.

 

As part of the project, which began in June, Metra painted the warming house to resemble a Pullman Palace Car Company railcar that was manufactured in the South Side neighborhood in 1898 for use on the Pennsylvania Limited between Chicago and New York in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. That car began its life as “Libertas” but it was renamed “Gertrude Emma” after the wife of one of the founders of the Conway Scenic Railroad in New Hampshire, which acquired and restored the car in 1975 and still uses it for tourist excursions.

 

“We like to say our stations are the gateways to the communities we serve, and we’re excited to have enhanced this gateway to the Pullman National Monument,” said Executive Director/CEO Don Orseno. “We hope it will help encourage tourism to this unique and historic site.”

 

 “With the designation of the National Monument, one of the world’s greenest manufacturing plants and historically significant homes, we are delighted Metra is making Pullman a quality transit destination that everyone can reach,” said Ald. Anthony Beale (9th).

 

Historic Pullman Foundation President Michael Shymanski said, “The Pullman Station improvements are a significant part of welcoming visitors to the Pullman National Monument and the Historic Pullman Community. It is fresh and inviting and a critical wayfinding component. Metra is the most direct link between the loop and the Pullman National Monument with multiple museums between Millennium Station and Pullman.”

 

The project is part of Metra’s 2016 construction program, which includes approximately $200 million in infrastructure improvements to 27 stations, 21 bridges and 24 road crossings, as well as the replacement of 120,000 rail ties to ensure safe and reliable service and maintain a state of good repair systemwide.






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