A week or two ago, I sent an e-mail to Metra via their On The Bi-Level newsletter asking about three projects that are rather important to those Volozens who ride Metra each day:
1) The Long Lake parking expansion as reported on Round Lake Mayor Gentes' blog
2) Double tracking between Rondout and Fox Lake (right now, most of this is only single track)
3) The reconstruction of the Round Lake station as part of the downtown Round Lake revitalization plan.
Here was Metra's response:
Rob,
We cannot provide any timelines for the specific projects you have mentioned here. Right now the Metra capital program which pays for things like this is minimal. Very few station projects exist and new double tracking is not happening anywhere. We are familiar with the needs and requests - here and elsewhere - but with tight budget times improvements like this are going to have to wait.
We know that's not the answer you wanted but that is where we find ourselves,
OTBL
How promising. The folks in Springfield really need to get off their high horses, stop fighting with each other, and FIX the transit issue.
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Unfortunately, with the state and Metra/Pace/CTA battling over funding just to keep existing service in place, I wouldn't count on any major service upgrades in the near future.
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