Metra and NICTD gave a presentation at Northwestern's Sandhouse Rail Group. There were a lot of interesting info, such as Metra moving to a regional rail model where there's frequent service throughout the day.
The one that caught my attention is that the CTA is exploring a combined station with Metra as a part of the Red Line Extension. Metra's CEO didn't recall where the RLE crosses over Metra and said 103rd St. He specifically said the station would be built over Metra's catenary wires, so it would HAVE to be the MED at 119th St. A transfer station between the Red Line and MED would be amazing, and one of the few direct transfers in Chicago. NICTD's CEO also hints at possible connections between the SSL and RLE at 130th St.
Metra is also looking into Proof-of-payment and fare integration with CTA & Pace, once they install their new ticket machines.
Video (1:48:35):
https://metrarr.granicus.com/MediaPl...=5&clip_id=829
Fares (page 6):
https://metra.com/sites/default/file...ile/index.html