Metra Cutting Back More Creature Necessities

When the Regional Transportation Authority took control of the Chicago and Northwestern Railroad, the first change I noticed was the free drinking water and cups disappeared. A steel plate covered up the hole.

Then, the last bar car was retired.

Hey, why should there be any pleasure in commuting.

Having commuted from Woodstock for six months, I can tell you it is a l-o-n-g and b-o-r-i-n-g trip.

It’s impossible to get to sleep because the backs of the seats don’t go back far enough.

Ironically, one could sleep on the train when my father first took it to Chicago in 1958. The cars were probably put in service in the 1930’s and the seats were dust covered. But they reclined.

And, anyone in a wheel chair could roll right into them.

They were replaced by double-deckers, inaccessible

Having taken out the free water and paper cups thirty-some years ago and, now, the bar car, RTA’s Metra is taking out 23% of its bathrooms.

If you can’t get anything to drink, I guess one can predict that one won’t have to go to the bathroom as much.

I guess no one should be surprised because Democrats in the Illinois General Assembly increased our RTA sales taxes 75% from one-quarter of a percent to three-quarters of a percent.

Increase taxes.

Decrease service.

Sounds like government.


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