{"id":"MET-CHI-051","kind":"order","level":"sector-regulator","jurisdiction":"Metra commuter rail service area (Cook and the five collar counties)","state":"IL","metro":"CHI","industry":"","agency":"","eco":"","issuer":"Commuter Rail Division of the Regional Transportation Authority (Metra)","authority":"Regional Transportation Authority Act, 70 ILCS 3615; masks compelled by the Governor\u0027s executive orders and the CDC conveyance order / TSA directives","instrument":"Metra COVID-19 operating rules: mask mandate and alternate schedules (agency page as archived Aug. 2, 2021)","title":"Metra - Coronavirus: face coverings required; alternate weekday and Sunday/holiday weekend schedules","dateIssued":"2021-08-02","effective":"Alternate schedules from March 2020; masks mandatory throughout","end":"In force through Q3 2021","startDate":"2021-08-02","endDate":"2021-09-30","quarters":["2021Q3"],"types":["MASK","TRAV","OTHER"],"addressees":["Metra riders"],"clause":"the wearing of a mask on public transportation is now both a state and federal mandate. Failure to comply may result in denial of boarding or removal from the vehicle. Ticket agents will not sell you a ticket unless you are wearing a mask.... Metra lines operating weekend service have temporarily switched to Sunday/Holiday schedules on both weekend days.... Saturday service is suspended on the SouthWest Service Line and on the Blue Island Branch of the Metra Electric Line.... As ridership grows, Metra will add cars to trains and add trains to the schedule","enforcement":"Denial of boarding or removal; State and federal mask mandates","functions":["WF suburban workforce commuting to Chicago offices, hospitals and job sites (reduced schedules; masks)","CB","TR"],"notes":"Documents that in Q3 2021 the commuter-rail system serving the metro ran reduced schedules and enforced a mask mandate by exclusion","sourceUrl":"https://metra.com/coronavirus","snapshot":"https://web.archive.org/web/20210802174846/https://metra.com/coronavirus","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":280657,"grade":"secondary","character":"","description":"","collection":"MET-CHI","url":"/library/MET-CHI-051","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/MET-CHI-051","citation":"Commuter Rail Division of the Regional Transportation Authority (Metra), Metra COVID-19 operating rules: mask mandate and alternate schedules (agency page as archived Aug. 2, 2021) (Ex. MET-CHI-051)","stateName":"Illinois","related":["MET-CHI-050"]}