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Commentary
Chicago Regional Rail Leaders Plan for Post-COVID Future
Written by David Peter Alan, Contributing Editor![image description](https://www.railwayage.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Metra-97.jpg)
For the past three years, Railway Age has been reporting the progress of our railroads, including regional/commuter, as the emergency caused by the COVID-19 virus worsened and, more recently, has begun to subside. While ridership on the nation’s regional/commuter railroads still lags far behind pre-COVID numbers, including during traditional peak commuting hours, it is now picking up, and managers are thinking about what the future will be like as we enter a new era.