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Originally Posted by bnk
That list leaves off heavy rail Metra
Metra (reporting mark METX) is the commuter rail division of the Regional Transportation Authority of the Chicago metropolitan area. Metropolitan Rail Corporation or Metra operates 241 stations on 11 different rail lines. Throughout the 21st century, it has been at least the fourth busiest commuter rail system in the United States by ridership. Experiencing a 1.7% decline in ridership from the previous year, Metra trains offered 81.3 million passenger rides in 2012.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metra
Which would rank 7th. Or if combined with the L rank second. |
That is because Metra, as that extract forma Wikipedia says, is considered
commuter rail. In Chicago, the system considered as urban heavy rail AKA metro (which is a better word that subway since can be either subway, elevated or at ground level)
Here is the list of commuter rail systems in the US
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of...s_by_ridership