news from Metra

Celebrate Chicago Bike Month! Metra will be hosting a free special event at LaSalle Street Station on Track 8 on Tuesday, June 4, from 4:30-6:30pm.

The new bike rack will be available for guests to test out.

@activetrans will also be providing free giveaways.

Metra LaSalle St. construction - track and schedule changes

Metra has made some changes to the Rock Island schedule for the duration of the LaSalle St. construction project.  Read here for more details.

There are also some track changes from what you're used to.  It's gonna be some extra special fun. ;)

Metra LaSalle St. station construction starting Mon. 3/19

If you're dealing with construction here in the neighborhood, be prepared to deal with more on the downtown end of your Metra trip starting on Monday.

The conductor announced on my train today that they'll start working on Monday 3/19 on areas between the individual platforms and the waiting room, so there will be barricades requiring some detours. 

Starting on 3/26 (as noted on the sign above), the east tunnel will be closed, so there will be no access from the LaSalle St. side of the station.  Everyone will have to use the Financial Place side, so it will be crowded and slow.

If you're trying to catch a train there, or arriving there to get somewhere downtown at a specific time, allow yourself a few extra minutes.  It will be a mild annoyance starting Monday, and a much bigger annoyance starting 3/26, when the east tunnel is closed. Good luck with that.

another morning

Monday morning

hitching a ride

Last night I was getting on the train at LaSalle Street station and noticed a cicada on the platform. There sure aren't any big trees close to there, so I wondered how it got there. This morning a co-worker was mentioning that she'd seen cicadas on her train on the way downtown. Perhaps the LaSalle St. cicada hitched a ride on the Rock Island. ;)