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Permalink Reply by rb on June 26, 2009 at 6:55am

due to this, I am bringing an old raleigh 20 down to the ride today. and yes metra should have a bike car.

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Permalink Reply by millenial removing Bernie tattoo on June 26, 2009 at 7:52am

Do the weekend trains really get that crowded due to the taste?

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Permalink Reply by David Travis on June 26, 2009 at 8:33am

My question is does Metra really care about bikes. Are they even slightly flexible. If they were, I would like to see them at least allow bicycles on the first two or three morning trains OUT of the city. Can trains out of Chicago the morning of any of these festivals be crowded because of the festivals???? Because of the pouring rain, I tried to take the 08:30 train to Harvard on June 13 for my ride to St. Paul and was told it was not permitted because of the Blues Festival weekend!!! That made a lot of sense.

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Permalink Reply by Jared on June 26, 2009 at 8:45am

I'm sure these festivals cause an increase in passengers and maybe there really isn't room for bikes on certain trains, but an 8:30 outbound train? It sounds like they're enforcing rules for the sake of enforcing rules without really thinking things through. I'd love to see a bike car or at least actual space for bikes, but I'm not holding my breath...

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Permalink Reply by Tank-Ridin' Ryan on June 26, 2009 at 8:45am

I feel your pain. I fell victim to the CTA's stupidity on Election Night. Yes, I understand that bikes aren't allowed on the train because of the partying going on downtown and in Grant Park, but I'm going NORTH to Rogers Park well away from all the hoopla. (Yes, hoopla.)

David Travis said:

My question is does Metra really care about bikes. Are they even slightly flexible. If they were, I would like to see them at least allow bicycles on the first two or three morning trains OUT of the city. Can trains out of Chicago the morning of any of these festivals be crowded because of the festivals???? Because of the pouring rain, I tried to take the 08:30 train to Harvard on June 13 for my ride to St. Paul and was told it was not permitted because of the Blues Festival weekend!!! That made a lot of sense.

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