Marcin Posted July 6, 2020 Report Share Posted July 6, 2020 On 7/6/2020 at 4:15 PM, NewFlyerMCI said: Unfortunately I missed the majority of it since it came up so suddenly, but there’s a set of graffitied highliners sitting on a side track on the MDW line about 1-2 minutes before Bensenville IMG_7515.MOVFetching info... Expand Did you see any signs inside your Train about social distancing? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
artthouwill Posted July 6, 2020 Report Share Posted July 6, 2020 On 7/6/2020 at 4:39 PM, Marcin said: Did you see any signs inside your Train about social distancing? Expand It's been a minute since I last rode it train, but the only sign I remember seeing was in the lead car. The area between the operator's cab and the door was roped off with a sign asking people to spread out evenly in the train. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcin Posted July 6, 2020 Report Share Posted July 6, 2020 On 7/6/2020 at 4:50 PM, artthouwill said: It's been a minute since I last rode it train, but the only sign I remember seeing was in the lead car. The area between the operator's cab and the door was roped off with a sign asking people to spread out evenly in the train. Expand On which Line did you ride? Did you see any signs in other cars? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewFlyerMCI Posted July 6, 2020 Report Share Posted July 6, 2020 On 7/6/2020 at 4:39 PM, Marcin said: Did you see any signs inside your Train about social distancing? Expand I did not see any, but I sat upstairs in the back and didn’t move anywhere else for the duration of the ride (CUS - Elgin) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcin Posted July 6, 2020 Report Share Posted July 6, 2020 On 7/6/2020 at 6:11 PM, NewFlyerMCI said: I did not see any, but I sat upstairs in the back and didn’t move anywhere else for the duration of the ride (CUS - Elgin) Expand Is your video from today? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewFlyerMCI Posted July 6, 2020 Report Share Posted July 6, 2020 On 7/6/2020 at 6:17 PM, Marcin said: Is your video from today? Expand Yes 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
artthouwill Posted July 6, 2020 Report Share Posted July 6, 2020 On 7/6/2020 at 6:09 PM, Marcin said: On which Line did you ride? Did you see any signs in other cars? Expand My mistake I hadn't seen anything on a Metra train, only CTA. Haven't seen enough people on the UP W or NW to matter. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
artthouwill Posted July 10, 2020 Report Share Posted July 10, 2020 On 7/6/2020 at 7:03 PM, artthouwill said: My mistake I hadn't seen anything on a Metra train, only CTA. Haven't seen enough people on the UP W or NW to matter. Expand So I read an article that said UP wants to end maintenance service for Metra on August 31st and wants out if operating Metra service on the 3 UP lines within 90 days, contingent on winning a lawsuit against Metra. It's been no secret that UP and BNSF have been wanting our of operating the commuter service , but now it looks like UP is forcing the issue Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewFlyerMCI Posted July 11, 2020 Report Share Posted July 11, 2020 On 7/10/2020 at 3:49 PM, artthouwill said: So I read an article that said UP wants to end maintenance service for Metra on August 31st and wants out if operating Metra service on the 3 UP lines within 90 days, contingent on winning a lawsuit against Metra. It's been no secret that UP and BNSF have been wanting our of operating the commuter service , but now it looks like UP is forcing the issue Expand Are they essentially just trying to transfer services over to Metra entirely or end the UP lines completely? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewFlyerMCI Posted July 11, 2020 Report Share Posted July 11, 2020 Also @artthouwill it’s funny you post that, cause I came across this reddit post this morning Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MTRSP1900-CTA3200 Posted July 11, 2020 Report Share Posted July 11, 2020 A while back someone at work told me he rode the UP-NW line to and from Chicago and nobody collected or sold him a ticket. But the only thing I recall that I could find on Metra’s website was that only medical personnel could ride free after presenting a work ID from their medical facility. I believe Metra also wants to limit interaction between passengers and train crew, so that might have also played a role. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
artthouwill Posted July 11, 2020 Report Share Posted July 11, 2020 On 7/11/2020 at 3:47 PM, NewFlyerMCI said: Are they essentially just trying to transfer services over to Metra entirely or end the UP lines completely? Expand Essentially yes they are trying to transfer operations to Metra. Metra would be responsible for equipment, maintenance, and personnel (engineers, conductors, ticket agents) UP would maintain responsibility for dispatching trains and track maintenance. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tcmetro Posted July 12, 2020 Report Share Posted July 12, 2020 Article from Crains with some more info https://www.chicagobusiness.com/greg-hinz-politics/metra-union-pacific-fight-heats Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewFlyerMCI Posted July 12, 2020 Report Share Posted July 12, 2020 On 7/12/2020 at 3:11 AM, Tcmetro said: Article from Crains with some more info https://www.chicagobusiness.com/greg-hinz-politics/metra-union-pacific-fight-heats Expand Paywall Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tcmetro Posted July 12, 2020 Report Share Posted July 12, 2020 Ah ok. For some reason I don't hit a paywall on Crain's on my phone. Basically, UP has notified Metra of a couple things. 1. If they win the lawsuit they will stop operating trains within 90 days. 2. Beginning August 1st (and continuing at set dates) UP will stop providing legal, claims, clerical, and mechanical/repair services for Metra. UP refused to share the statement to Metra with Crain's, but it sounds like there will be more news on this topic. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewFlyerMCI Posted July 12, 2020 Report Share Posted July 12, 2020 On 7/6/2020 at 4:39 PM, Marcin said: Did you see any signs inside your Train about social distancing? Expand I’m on an MDN train. Btwn this, the MDW I took last weekend and the ME trains I take, Ive not seen any signs about social distancing (no posters, no flyers, no blocked off seats). Only the usual fare evasion, operation lifesaver and occasional advertisement 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewFlyerMCI Posted July 12, 2020 Report Share Posted July 12, 2020 My first time seeing a Metra car that looks like this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strictures Posted July 13, 2020 Report Share Posted July 13, 2020 On 7/12/2020 at 7:30 PM, NewFlyerMCI said: My first time seeing a Metra car that looks like this Expand Yeah, that's how they've set up the seats on the UP trains too. Unless that is an old C&NW coach. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pace831 Posted July 13, 2020 Report Share Posted July 13, 2020 On 7/13/2020 at 6:46 AM, strictures said: Unless that is an old C&NW coach. Expand That's one of the RTA Budd cars. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strictures Posted July 13, 2020 Report Share Posted July 13, 2020 On 7/13/2020 at 8:21 AM, Pace831 said: That's one of the RTA Budd cars. Expand The seat color looks a lot like the old orange of the C&NW coaches. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewFlyerMCI Posted July 13, 2020 Report Share Posted July 13, 2020 On 7/11/2020 at 3:58 PM, MTRSP1900-CTA3200 said: A while back someone at work told me he rode the UP-NW line to and from Chicago and nobody collected or sold him a ticket. But the only thing I recall that I could find on Metra’s website was that only medical personnel could ride free after presenting a work ID from their medical facility. I believe Metra also wants to limit interaction between passengers and train crew, so that might have also played a role. Expand At OTC today, have to head to Des Plaines and attempted to buy a ticket from the TVM. After unsuccessfully finding the ones on Track 4 and 12 (windows were closed) ran into a conductor who said no tickets. So I guess effectively all rides on the UP lines are free Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strictures Posted July 13, 2020 Report Share Posted July 13, 2020 On 7/13/2020 at 4:41 PM, NewFlyerMCI said: At OTC today, have to head to Des Plaines and attempted to buy a ticket from the TVM. After unsuccessfully finding the ones on Track 4 and 12 (windows were closed) ran into a conductor who said no tickets. So I guess effectively all rides on the UP lines are free Expand When I rode the UP-North last week & the week before, no one came through to check tickets, but when I got off at Ogilvie, I saw only one conductor for the entire five car train. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewFlyerMCI Posted July 13, 2020 Report Share Posted July 13, 2020 On 7/13/2020 at 8:19 PM, strictures said: When I rode the UP-North last week & the week before, no one came through to check tickets, but when I got off at Ogilvie, I saw only one conductor for the entire five car train. Expand Same, I had a 5 car train on both the UP-NW and UP-N I took today. My UP-NW train had two conductors though. However, no tickets were collected. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John7 Posted July 14, 2020 Report Share Posted July 14, 2020 On 7/13/2020 at 11:43 PM, NewFlyerMCI said: Same, I had a 5 car train on both the UP-NW and UP-N I took today. My UP-NW train had two conductors though. However, no tickets were collected. Expand Looks like they haven't been collecting since April. (Again, wasted my weekend pass because of that) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewFlyerMCI Posted July 19, 2020 Report Share Posted July 19, 2020 Currently waiting for the BNSF on my way to work and there is a sizable crowd waiting here, at least 60+ people in front of the gate alone. Is this typical? I’ve not been on the BNSF since I was ~9 years old and I’ve definitely not taken a reverse commute train before note: I typed this at 10:30 something am, but forgot to send Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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