Metra

Summary

Metra is a transport company^[1]. Metra ranks in the top 0.55% of transport_company entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (685 views/month, #2 of 366).^[2]

Key Facts

• Metra was a member of Association of American Railroads^[3].
• Metra is located in Chicago metropolitan area^[4].
• Metra is in the country of United States^[5].
• Metra's image is recorded as 20110530 Metra.JPG^[6].
• Metra's instance of is recorded as transport company^[7].
• Metra's instance of is recorded as transport network^[8].
• Metra's item operated is recorded as BNSF Railway Line^[9].
• Metra's operator is recorded as Union Pacific Railroad^[10].
• Metra's operator is recorded as BNSF Railway^[11].
• Metra's logo image is recorded as Metra Logo.svg^[12].
• Metra's headquarters location is recorded as Illinois^[13].
• Metra's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 262145858084723021804^[14].
• Metra's part of is recorded as transportation in Chicago^[15].
• Metra's Commons category is recorded as Metra^[16].
• Metra's industry is recorded as commuter rail^[17].
• Metra's has part is recorded as BNSF Railway Line^[18].
• Metra's has part is recorded as Heritage Corridor^[19].
• Metra's has part is recorded as Metra Electric District^[20].
• Metra's has part is recorded as Milwaukee District / North Line^[21].
• Metra's has part is recorded as Milwaukee District / West Line^[22].
• Metra's has part is recorded as North Central Service^[23].
• Metra's has part is recorded as Rock Island District^[24].
• Metra's has part is recorded as SouthWest Service^[25].
• Metra's has part is recorded as Union Pacific / North Line^[26].
• Metra's has part is recorded as Union Pacific / Northwest Line^[27].

Body

Founding

+1984-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Metra^[28].

Identity

Metra's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Metra'}^[29]. Metra's part of is recorded as transportation in Chicago^[15].

Operations

Metra's headquarters location is recorded as Illinois^[13]. Metra's parent organization or unit is recorded as Regional Transportation Authority^[30]. Operators include Union Pacific Railroad^[10] and BNSF Railway^[11].

Industry

Metra's industry is recorded as commuter rail^[17].

Why It Matters

Metra ranks in the top 0.55% of transport_company entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (685 views/month, #2 of 366).^[2] Metra has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[31] Metra is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[32]