Contracting Commuter Rail Services, Volume 2: Commuter Rail System Profiles (2018) / Chapter Skim
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39 The Metropolitan Rail Corporation (Metra) is one of the three entities that operate the rail and bus systems in Chicago and northeastern Illinois under the Regional Transportation Authority (RTA)
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40 Contracting Commuter Rail Services, Volume 2: Commuter Rail System Profiles CONTRACTED SERVICE Agreements between Metra and the Union Pacifi c Railroad (UPRR) or between Metra and the BNSF Railway handle 4 of 11 commuter rail lines: • Union Pacifi c North (UP-N)
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Metra 41 Metra both operates its own services, as described previously, and provides oversight and management for the four lines where the two host railroads, UPRR and BNSF, provide commuter rail service. This unusual span of responsibilities makes Metra a unique, hybrid agency, both operating directly and contracting for operations of commuter rail.
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42 Contracting Commuter Rail Services, Volume 2: Commuter Rail System Profiles A -- Agency; B -- Host Railroads (RRs) ; C -- Amtrak; D -- Independent Contractors (RR or Non-RR)
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