(AP) — Officials of one Chicago-area agency have made a public acknowledgement that they didn’t do a very good job coping with the forces of nature.
Despite plenty of warning that last week’s blizzard was on its way, officials of Metra say the Chicago-area commuter train system wasn’t prepared to deal with the storm. They also told the Chicago Tribune on Friday that they didn’t get the word out about reduced services and long delays.
On February 2 it had to shut down all or part of five of its 11 commuter lines — the first line closings in its history.
Deputy Director Bill Tupper says it was the worst day in his 30-year railroad career. He says Metra was only able to carry about five percent of its normal weekday passenger load that day.
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