Passenger Trains > Metra Cancels ALL Services for Monday 6/1

As reported on several news sites and at metrarail.com, all train services in and out of Chicago have been cancelled for Monday 6/1/2020.

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Well, that's one way to save money...

PHall Wrote:
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> Well, that's one way to save money...

Shut ‘em all down !!

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Was there a reason given? 

The riots in downtown Chicago.


railscenes Wrote:
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> Was there a reason given? 

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Stop the looting

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Not Metra specific, but is this a clever way to transition from the increasing scepticism about whether the lockdown was needed?  Get us to fight amongst ourselves.

Instead of cancelling all Metra services, they should have put a team of two National Guardsmen on each trainset and run a modified Sunday schedule every three hours as opposed to every two hours.  At least we'd have an option for transport downtown if needed. Metra: ever try to drive from Glenview, Naperville or Downers Grove to the loop at 5 or 6am? 

Back in the day, Metra had select police patrol certain trains after football and basketball games.  Such a plan worked out fine.  No fights, no drunken BS, no games.  People were able to get to their appointments or travel home after a dinner date downtown. 

NYC4096 Wrote:
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> Back in the day, Metra had select police patrol certain trains after football and basketball games.
> Such a plan worked out fine.  No fights, no drunken BS, no games.  People were able to get
> to their appointments or travel home after a dinner date downtown. 

The scale of this weekend's activities was much larger than a football or basketball game - and the problem was bigger than Metra. I was surprised to see Monday cancelled in advance, but Metra needs to protect the equiment so they can use it another day.

NYC4096 Wrote:
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> Instead of cancelling all Metra services, they
> should have put a team of two National Guardsmen
> on each trainset and run a modified Sunday
> schedule every three hours as opposed to every two
> hours.  At least we'd have an option for
> transport downtown if needed. Metra: ever try to
> drive from Glenview, Naperville or Downers Grove
> to the loop at 5 or 6am? 
>
> Back in the day, Metra had select police patrol
> certain trains after football and basketball
> games.  Such a plan worked out fine.  No fights,
> no drunken BS, no games.  People were able to get
> to their appointments or travel home after a
> dinner date downtown. 

Your complete lack of understanding of what is going on and what is at stake precedes you.