On the Right Track

Chicago's Metra Save Money and Protects the Environment
Released by: Environment Illinois Research and Education Center
Release date: Thursday, October 14, 2010
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Executive Summary

Each year, the Northeast Illinois Regional Commuter Railroad (Metra) saves area travelers about 34.8 million gallons of gasoline--the same amount of fuel consumed by more than 61,000 cars annually. Our leaders should make Metra and similar projects a priority for transportation investments.