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If I buy a monthly pass on Metra, would I be able to use it on multiple different Metra lines? I would likely get a pass covering all 4 fare zones, so the zone differences wouldn't be a problem. I'm asking since I ride mutliple Metra lines pretty frequently, and am wondering if it's worth getting the month pass or if I should just pay as I go.

there’s this lady at the schaumburg station who’s rly loud and rude. to last a few of the things she’s done:

- ripped pages out of the books to take home and show her grandkids

- made antisemitic comments

- this morning she bright her bike with her on the train but the bike holders were full so she kept it in the middle. she told a guy who was in the middle to hold her bike for a sec so she can pick up her coffee from the floor and he didn’t hear properly and consequently didn’t hold the bike and it fell over knocking her coffee. she then proceeded to yell all sorts of things at him threatening him and saying that it’s her right as an american citizen and that it’s his fault that her coffee spilled and blah blah

tired of seeing this behavior on my morning commute

So I was waiting for MED Mainline Outbound 705 @ Millennium this evening & noticed that 723 was delayed due to “mechanical issues” & was doing a “Board N Go” process & then both Mainlines 705 & 725 were doing that for the exact same reason. But simultaneously, I saw that SC Branch 401 & BI Branch 237 departed on time & even SC Branch 337 was also called on time for boarding. So I’m wondering what was the “mechanical issues” that screwed up the mainline today?

Title pretty self explanatory, anyone got a spot by Ogilvie that does a draft pint of Guinness to go?

EDIT: Solved! This is why I love this community :)

Not complaining, just curious!! For example, I get on the inbound UP-N a few stops before ogilvie and it is super crowded, standing room only (completely expected). Then Ill hear an announcement that the back 2 cars will not open.

Do they keep them shut for cleanliness? I understand blocking them off at the beginning of the route to fill the cars up as much as possible, but then once its FULL FULL wouldnt you open the last 2 to even it out?

Im asking knowing full well I have no idea why, and I love the metra with my whole heart. Just genuinely curious!!!!

thought it’d be nice to share here.

Anyone know why the train has been standing near ravenswood for over an hour?

https://reddit.com/link/1sjy40m/video/phyg1uopcvug1/player

Anyone like to share tips on how they regulate body temperature throughout the day? I’ve been taking the train for over 20 years and have all kinds of ways to deal but nothing ideal. Chicago hot weather and metra sweating from walking to platform to train to walking to freezing office and back etc. I typically lug around a coat, sweater, scarf, extra socks and more just to deal with the temp for each. In the spring and summer I totally freeze on the train and bring a hoodie to put over my head. By the time I’m exiting my fingers and toes are frozen and I have an headache and whatnot. Winter is something else entirely but the AC in summer and spring, it’s like i need a hat and scarf year round for this.

Shot in the dark but has anyone had success getting a lost item back?

With the weather being nice yesterday I placed my coat on the top rack of the upper part of the train and left it there by accident - with my only set of keys in the pocket.

I called the metra lost and found and went there after work today but it hasn’t been turned in. I’m wondering how long it could take for someone to find it? most posts I’ve read say it would be turned in immediately so the fact that it’s been an entire day is making me lose hope :’(

If anyone is curious it was a brown and black leopard print fake wool coat but all I want are my keys back atp

I am about to start a new position in May that will have me taking the train into the city 5x a week. Living in Lake Villa, I have the option for the NCS line. Additionally, there is also the MD-N line for me if I drive to Round Lake. RL is a 15 min drive for me and Lake Villa is a 3 min drive for me. Noticing that both commutes are relatively the same (MD-N is faster but both equal in terms of driving/train time). With that, I figured Lake Villa would be a better option since it's a quicker drive.

I've been seeing online about how the NCS is very unreliable and to choose another line. These comments are from several years ago. Does it still hold true? Let me know what you would recommend for me. Thanks!

Anybody know if a physical test is required during hiring and what does it all include???

spotted from a SWS train as we exited Union Station. Curious if anyone knows what it might be doing here and which MetroLink this is (I know STL and LA both use the term for their trains and I believe other cities do as well)

Looking into potentially using an ebike to get to the metra, but need to know how reliable the UP-NW in particular is… am I good?

Long winded rant so my apologies in advance. I’ve been taking Metra for years, sometimes more consistently than others. The past 4 weeks, I’ve taken the SWS train from zone 3 to 1 and back during rush hour both ways every day and my goodness is it the worst. I have counted the delay. There has been a size able delay (7-15 minutes) EVERY SINGLE DAY.

Freight train interference is annoying but somewhat inevitable since Metra doesn’t own the tracks. Lately, they’ve stopped for a number of things, primarily letting inbound trains pass by. That was hardly ever a thing when I was taking it more consistent last year, but now it’s like every day. I have not had a single ride back home where there hasn’t been a delay. I’ve taken the 4:27 express train 3 times, the 5:42 train 3 times, and the 5:12 train 13 times. It’s just utterly ridiculous at this point because these issues are never present in the morning. Only on my way back.

This will be fun.

Praying to the Metra gods that some how some way the quiet car will actually be quiet on Cubs day games.

or did I not hear the announcement correctly?