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[KevinKorell]

 

 

Extreme Weather/Alternate Schedules

First Published - 01/29/2019 - 7:04AM

Due to the extreme cold weather forecast for the Chicago region this week, Metra will operate a modified schedule on Wednesday, Jan. 30. Modified schedules for each Metra line can be found here.

Last Updated - 01/29/2019 - 7:05AM

 

[CNJRoss]

Metra service alert 7:34 am CST 1/29/19:

 

 

 

 

 

Due to the extreme cold weather forecast for the Chicago region this week, Metra will operate a modified schedule on Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2019.

 

Modified schedules for each Metra line can be found here. The schedules are designed to provide adequate service for the predicted ridership. The schedules will also reduce the use of mechanical equipment and the number of moves through switch points on the railroad, thereby minimizing opportunities for service disruptions.

 

Riders are also advised that travel times will increase due to speed restrictions that reduce maximum speeds for Metra trains to 60 mph when the temperatures drop lower than 10 below zero.  Additional schedule changes may be made on Wednesday as conditions dictate and customers should monitor platform announcements and follow service advisories posted on metrarail.com. 

 

Thursday’s schedule is yet to be determined, but riders will be notified as soon as the decision is made.

 

Metra’s intent with this modified schedule is to preserve the safety of our passengers during this extreme weather event. Extra personnel will be deployed throughout the event to address mechanical and track issues.

 

 

[CNJRoss]

Metra service alert 3:22 pm CST 1/29/19:

 

Metra Alert - Metra to operate modified schedule Wednesday, January 30th and Thursday, January 31, 2019 due to extreme cold - Revised

 

 

 

Due to the extreme cold weather forecast for the Chicago region this week, Metra will operate a modified schedule on Wednesday, January 30th and Thursday, January 31, 2019.

 

Modified schedules for each Metra line can be found here. The schedules are designed to provide adequate service for the predicted ridership. The schedules will also reduce the use of mechanical equipment and the number of moves through switch points on the railroad, thereby minimizing opportunities for service disruptions.

 

Riders are also advised that travel times will increase due to speed restrictions that reduce maximum speeds for Metra trains to 60 mph when the temperatures drop lower than 10 below zero.  Additional schedule changes may be made as conditions dictate and customers should monitor platform announcements and follow service advisories posted on metrarail.com. 

 

Metra’s intent with this modified schedule is to preserve the safety of our passengers during this extreme weather event. Extra personnel will be deployed throughout the event to address mechanical and track issues

 

[CNJRoss]

Metra service alert 3:16 am CST 1/31/19:

 

 

 

 

 

Due to the extreme cold weather forecast for the Chicago region this week, Metra will operate a modified schedule on Thursday, January 31, 2019.  In addition, on all other Metra lines Thursday night, there will be no outbound trains departing Chicago after 10:40 p.m. The last inbound trains are scheduled to arrive downtown Chicago by 10:49 p.m.  All later inbound and outbound trains are canceled. Schedules vary from line to line, so customers are advised to check the schedule specific to their line for exact train times.

 

Metra Electric train service has been suspended Wednesday and Thursday, January 30th and 31st due to extreme cold weather. Metra's goal is to restore service on the Metra Electric line by Friday, February 1st. Customers may consider using the Rock Island, Pace, and CTA as alternate transportation. Metra tickets will be honored on the CTA red line along with the following CTA and Pace bus routes: 71, 26, 28, 6, J14, 2, 1, 352, 353, and 359.  

 

Modified schedules for each Metra line can be found here. The schedules are designed to provide adequate service for the predicted ridership. The schedules will also reduce the use of mechanical equipment and the number of moves through switch points on the railroad, thereby minimizing opportunities for service disruptions.

 

Riders are also advised that travel times will increase due to speed restrictions that reduce maximum speeds for Metra trains to 60 mph when the temperatures drop lower than 10 below zero.  Additional schedule changes may be made as conditions dictate and customers should monitor platform announcements and follow service advisories posted on metrarail.com. 

 

Metra’s intent with this modified schedule is to preserve the safety of our passengers during this extreme weather event. Extra personnel will be deployed throughout the event to address mechanical and track issues.

 

 

 

 

[CNJRoss]

Metra service alert 4:20 pm CST 1/31/19:

 

 

 

 

Metra will operate normal train schedules for North Central Service, Heritage Corridor, Milwaukee West, Milwaukee North, Union Pacific West, Union Pacific Northwest, Union Pacific North, SouthWest Service, BNSF, and Rock Island district on Friday, Februrary 1st. Service will remain suspended on the Metra Electric line due to wire problems. For more information on the Metra Electric line click here. Updated information will be provided as it becomes available.

 

 

[CNJRoss]

Metra service alert 8:29 pm CST 2/2/19:

 

 

 

 

Metra will run Metra Electric Line service between Millennium Station and Kensington/115^th Street and along the South Chicago Branch on Sunday, but service south will remain suspended as the agency continues to repair damage caused by a freight train derailment. The South Shore Line to Indiana also will reopen and will operate a normal Sunday schedule. 

 

Click HERE to see Sundays schedule. 

 

Customers south of Kensington may be able to use the Rock Island Line as an alternate Sunday. The CTA also will honor Metra tickets on the Red Line. PACE will also accept Metra tickets on the following routes: Route 352 Halsted (several Metra Electric stations), Route 353 River Oaks – Homewood (Riverdale Station) and Route 359 Robbins/South Kedzie (Homewood Station).

 

Monday's Metra Electric schedule has not yet been determined, Metra will provided updates as they become available.

 

 

 

Cross-posted in Metra Electric; South Shore Line Friday service nixed by CN derailment

[KevinKorell]

WGN-TV, Channel 9 in Chicago, IL, 2/4/19:

 

 

Chicago electric train lines open post-Arctic freeze

 

 

Electric-powered commuter trains in the Chicago area are getting back to normal operations after Artic cold played havoc with overhead powerlines and forced the shutdown of two major lines.

 

 

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