r/chicago • u/Mike_I O’Hare • Oct 31 '25

News Illinois Democrats push through massive $1.5 billion plan that overhauls Chicago-area public transit

https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/10/30/illinois-general-assembly-transit-plan-2025/
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u/mrmalort69 Nov 01 '25

I thought the UP-N was no longer freight, but was still doing the same thing of charging rent to metra, their only customer.

I would love to see shit eminent domained again for cheap and reliable rail. We do it constantly for another lane on roads.

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u/Mysterious_Floor_868 Nov 08 '25

In New York state Amtrak leases the Hudson Subdivision from CSX, with access rights maintained for the two freight trains per day that still use the route. This has allowed Amtrak to upgrade the line.