Suburb-to-Suburb Rail Line Proposed For Chicago
31 January 2003 - 9:00am
Metra announced plans for a suburban rail link between O'Hare International Airport and the Chicago suburbs.
"Hoping to move beyond its focus on Loop commuters, Metra unveiled a $1.1 billion proposal Wednesday to build a rail line through cities and towns from Joliet to O'Hare Airport...Metra plans to seek major funding for the so-called STAR Line from the federal surface transportation bill, and perhaps another one when that expires"
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Metra plans all-suburb line
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Chicago Sun-Times, January 30, 2003
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