![]() Riders who must travel should call Pace to reschedule their appointments for Wednesday and Thursday. We want them to think about having to travel - if it's too dangerous out there, don't do it." "If they don't have to travel, don't do it. "We ask our customers to check ahead if the location they are going is open to make sure they need to travel," Metzger said. Deputy Executive Director said 1,200 buses were running 97 percent on time Tuesday afternoon, but subscription rides - regularly scheduled pickups and drop offs for appointments - are canceled due to cold. Click here for more information and to view the modified schedule.įor some people with disabilities Pace buses are a lifeline. ![]() ![]() They will also bus passengers from South Bend to Michigan City from Tuesday through Friday morning. The South Shore Line said trains would operate on a reduced scheduled Wednesday and Thursday due to the extreme weather. The modified schedule will extend through Thursday and could change further depending on conditions. Click here for the extreme weather alternate schedules for every Metra line. Metra said all lines will operate on alternate schedules due to the extreme cold. Trains that originated on Tuesday will complete their trips to or from Chicago.Īmtrak typically operates 55 trains daily to and from the Chicago hub. "The guys that are on the ramps, the guys that are unloading the bags, all that stuff gets done outside, that's going to be a big challenge for those folks," said Spence.ĬOLD TEMPS AFFECT PUBLIC TRANSIT, TRAVEL AMTRAK CANCELS TRAINSĪmtrak has canceled all trains originations to and from Chicago for Wednesday and Thursday due to the extreme cold, including short-distance corridor trains and long-distance overnight trains, the agency said. "Especially in the cold, because your survival time if something were to happen out there is down to minutes."īut it's the workers bundled in thick layers and bright yellow safety coats that have the most punishing work of all. If it needs immediate attention you bring enough people and enough resources to get the job done in the minimum amount of time," Spence said. But in weather this cold they'll be bundled, and working only on what's necessary in teams. If something critical breaks down, navigation and safety specialists have to be outside in the elements. "The systems we maintain are critical to the safety of the flying public," said George Spence, chapter president of the Professional Aviation Safety Specialists. Their job is to get people home safely, especially in this kind of cold. The agency asked residents to be patient as service may be slower than usual since garbage collectors will be taking special precautions with the cold.Īt O'Hare, working from home isn't an option. The City of Chicago said Streets and Sanitation is considered an essential agency, and there will be garbage collection in the city Wednesday and Thursday. "If they feel any kind of cold-related things that might happen - we've talked to them about frostbite, hypothermia - we want them to get into a warm place if they feel any kind of symptoms like that," said Tim Norman, USPS spokesperson. The 2,500 to 3,000 letter carriers around the city will still be out working their routes in the historically cold wind chills.
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