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AGENCY HISTORY AGENCY HISTORY

May 28, 1993
July 12, 1985 Metra takes over the Norfolk Southern route
A HISTORY The Commuter Rail July 16, 1989 and renames it the SouthWest Service. Jan. 12, 2001
Service begins at the
Service Board adopts May 1, 1987 Route 59 Station on the Jan. 17, 1992 August 18, 1996 Metra orders 27 MP36-3S
Metra buys the Electric
OF SERVICE June 8, 1984 the word “Metra” as Line from Illinois Central BNSF Line, now by far Metra buys 176 new railcars The North Central Service, the first line in locomotives from Motive Power
a service mark.
Industries for $79.4 million.
Chicago in more than 70 years, starts.
from Morrison Knudsen (order
Metra’s busiest.
The new Commuter Aug. 1, 1985 Gulf and takes over the completed by Amerail). April 1995
Heritage Corridor.
As Metra continues to make history, Rail Service Board, The first locomotive April 1992 Union Pacific Railroad Oct. 15, 1997 Dec. 13, 2000
created by the painted with Metra’s Sept. 3, 1987 Metra completes a $75 takes over Chicago The C&NW station is named the Metra orders 300 cars
here is a brief look at the major events
Legislature, meets blue and orange colors Metra acquires the million renovation of LaSalle & North Western’s Ogilvie Transportation Center from Nippon Sharyo
in our nearly four decades of service. for the first time. makes its debut. two Milwaukee lines. Street Station. three lines. after a $141 million rehab. for $400 million.

1985 1990 1995 2000

2005 2010 2015 2020

Dec. 5, 2004 January 2006 December 2008 August 2010 Oct. 23, 2014 Nov. 19, 2015 Nov. 4, 2016 Feb. 20, 2019 December 2020 January 2021
Metra shows off a rehabbed Metra extends the UP West Metra provides 86.8 million Metra orders 160 cars for the Metra celebrates Metra, the CTA The Cubs World Series parade Metra orders 15 Metra completes Metra approves the
Millennium Station. to Geneva and expands the passenger trips in 2008, Metra Electric Line from Nippon the opening of and Pace launch draws a single-day record of remanufactured installation of purchase of up to 500
North Central Service and still the highest ever. Sharyo for $585 million. the $142 million the Ventra app. 469,462 riders. EMD SD70MAC Positive Train modern railcars for
SouthWest Service. Englewood flyover. locomotives from Control, a $415 $1.8 billion from Alstom.
May 1, 2018 Progress Rail for million safety system.
Metra begins a $29.4 million $71 million.
expansion of its railcar and
locomotive rehab shops.
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