Metra in High Gear on Elburn Platform

This is the site of the future Elburn Metra platform and station. According to the mile marker, visible on the right, it is exactly 43 miles from here to the Ogilvie Transportation Center in downtown Chicago. Metra commuter service is scheduled to start from Elburn sometime next January.

Metra is working feverishly to complete the Elburn train platform in time for the inaugural run. The actual Elburn station building itself will not be constructed until next spring. But, Metra has assured us that they will have a temporary warming shelter available at the Elburn stop this winter.

Of course, with Elburn being the new end of the line, most commuters will be able to board the waiting train immediately. They shouldn't have to stand out in the cold for very long.