Row, Row, Row Your Boat,
Gently Down the Stream
Merrily, Merrily, Merrily, Merrily,
Life is but a Dream
From the ponds near Benderson Park, Sarasota, Florida
From the ponds near Benderson Park, Sarasota, Florida
Cannonball and Feather |
METRA Timeline 1960's - Chicago commuter rail is deteriorating under individual railroad operation. Equipment and motive power is old. 1970's - Railoads want out of commuter business. 1974 - Chicago forms Regional Transportation Authority (RTA) to run public transpotation needs. 1984 - The RTA's rail operations were reorganized into METRA (Northeast Illinois Railroad Corporation). and all commuter rail operations were handed over to Metra |
Donald Junior with his Elephant Kill |