Metra Onboard Electronic Fare Collection

Description

Implementation of on–board electronic fare collection. Conductors would be equipped with a personal computing device which accepts credit cards, swiped or contactless (touched), and issues Metra tickets and receipts. This project includes all hardware, software, and communications infrastructure needed to implement the project,

Status

Planned

Timeframe

Mid

Stakeholders

Chicago Transit Authority
Metra
Pace
Regional Transportation Authority

Inventory

Metra Consolidated Control Facility
Metra Fare Collection Equipment
Metra Fiber Communication Backbone
Metra Passenger Services
Metra Trains

Services

PT04–Transit Fare Collection Management

Interfaces

SourceFlowDestinationStatus
Chicago Transit Authority Control Centerincident response statusMetra Consolidated Control FacilityNot Applicable
Chicago Transit Authority Control Centerinfrastructure monitoring sensor controlMetra Consolidated Control FacilityNot Applicable
Chicago Transit Authority Control Centersecure area sensor controlMetra Consolidated Control FacilityNot Applicable
Chicago Transit Authority Control Centersecure area surveillance controlMetra Consolidated Control FacilityNot Applicable
Chicago Transit Authority Control Centerthreat informationMetra Consolidated Control FacilityNot Applicable
Chicago Transit Authority Control Centertransportation system statusMetra Consolidated Control FacilityNot Applicable
City of Chicago DOT Roadway Maintenanceroad weather informationMetra Consolidated Control FacilityNot Applicable
City of Chicago Operations Center (OC)infrastructure monitoring sensor controlMetra Consolidated Control FacilityNot Applicable
City of Chicago Operations Center (OC)secure area sensor controlMetra Consolidated Control FacilityNot Applicable
City of Chicago Operations Center (OC)secure area surveillance controlMetra Consolidated Control FacilityNot Applicable
City of Chicago Operations Center (OC)threat informationMetra Consolidated Control FacilityNot Applicable
City of Chicago Operations Center (OC)transportation system statusMetra Consolidated Control FacilityNot Applicable
City of Chicago TMCrail crossing advisoriesMetra Consolidated Control FacilityNot Applicable
City of Chicago TMCroad network conditionsMetra Consolidated Control FacilityNot Applicable
Cook County Department of Transportation and Highways Maintenance Bureauroad weather informationMetra Consolidated Control FacilityNot Applicable
Cook County EOCemergency evacuation coordinationMetra Consolidated Control FacilityNot Applicable
Cook County Sheriff Communications Centeremergency evacuation coordinationMetra Consolidated Control FacilityNot Applicable
DuPage County EOCemergency evacuation coordinationMetra Consolidated Control FacilityNot Applicable
DuPage County EOCincident informationMetra Consolidated Control FacilityNot Applicable
DuPage County EOCincident response statusMetra Consolidated Control FacilityNot Applicable
DuPage County EOCinfrastructure monitoring sensor controlMetra Consolidated Control FacilityNot Applicable
DuPage County EOCsecure area sensor controlMetra Consolidated Control FacilityNot Applicable
DuPage County EOCsecure area surveillance controlMetra Consolidated Control FacilityNot Applicable
DuPage County EOCthreat informationMetra Consolidated Control FacilityNot Applicable
DuPage County EOCtransportation system statusMetra Consolidated Control FacilityNot Applicable
DuPage County TMCroad network conditionsMetra Consolidated Control FacilityNot Applicable
Grundy County TMCroad network conditionsMetra Consolidated Control FacilityNot Applicable
IDOT District 1 ComCenterincident informationMetra Consolidated Control FacilityNot Applicable
IDOT District 1 ComCenterincident response statusMetra Consolidated Control FacilityNot Applicable
IDOT District 1 ComCenterroad weather informationMetra Consolidated Control FacilityNot Applicable
IDOT District 1 Maintenance Managementmaint and constr work plansMetra Consolidated Control FacilityNot Applicable
IDOT District 1 Traffic Systems Center (TSC)rail crossing advisoriesMetra Consolidated Control FacilityNot Applicable
IDOT District 1 Traffic Systems Center (TSC)road network conditionsMetra Consolidated Control FacilityNot Applicable
Kane County EOCemergency evacuation coordinationMetra Consolidated Control FacilityNot Applicable
Kendall County TMCroad network conditionsMetra Consolidated Control FacilityNot Applicable
Kenosha Transit Dispatchtransit service coordinationMetra Consolidated Control FacilityNot Applicable
Kenosha Transit Dispatchtransit traveler information coordinationMetra Consolidated Control FacilityNot Applicable
Lake County EOCemergency evacuation coordinationMetra Consolidated Control FacilityNot Applicable
McHenry County EOCemergency evacuation coordinationMetra Consolidated Control FacilityNot Applicable
Metra Consolidated Control Facilityalarm acknowledgeMetra TrainsPlanned
Metra Consolidated Control Facilitydriver instructionsMetra On–Board EquipmentNot Applicable
Metra Consolidated Control Facilitydriver instructionsMetra TrainsPlanned
Metra Consolidated Control Facilityemergency evacuation coordinationCity of Chicago Operations Center (OC)Not Applicable
Metra Consolidated Control Facilityemergency evacuation coordinationCook County EOCNot Applicable
Metra Consolidated Control Facilityemergency evacuation coordinationCook County Sheriff Communications CenterNot Applicable
Metra Consolidated Control Facilityemergency evacuation coordinationDuPage County EOCNot Applicable
Metra Consolidated Control Facilityemergency evacuation coordinationKane County EOCNot Applicable
Metra Consolidated Control Facilityemergency evacuation coordinationLake County EOCNot Applicable
Metra Consolidated Control Facilityemergency evacuation coordinationMcHenry County EOCNot Applicable
Metra Consolidated Control Facilityemergency evacuation coordinationMetra PoliceNot Applicable
Metra Consolidated Control Facilityemergency evacuation coordinationStatewide Emergency Operations CenterNot Applicable
Metra Consolidated Control Facilityemergency evacuation coordinationWill County EOCNot Applicable
Metra Consolidated Control Facilityinfrastructure monitoring sensor dataChicago Transit Authority Control CenterNot Applicable
Metra Consolidated Control Facilityinfrastructure monitoring sensor dataCity of Chicago Operations Center (OC)Not Applicable
Metra Consolidated Control Facilityinfrastructure monitoring sensor dataDuPage County EOCNot Applicable
Metra Consolidated Control Facilityinfrastructure monitoring sensor dataMunicipal Public Safety DispatchNot Applicable
Metra Consolidated Control Facilityinfrastructure monitoring sensor dataStatewide Emergency Operations CenterNot Applicable
Metra Consolidated Control Facilityrailroad advisoriesCity of Chicago TMCNot Applicable
Metra Consolidated Control Facilityrailroad advisoriesGrundy County TMCNot Applicable
Metra Consolidated Control Facilityrailroad advisoriesIDOT District 1 Traffic Systems Center (TSC)Not Applicable
Metra Consolidated Control Facilityrailroad schedulesCity of Chicago TMCNot Applicable
Metra Consolidated Control Facilityrailroad schedulesGrundy County TMCNot Applicable
Metra Consolidated Control Facilityrailroad schedulesIDOT District 1 Traffic Systems Center (TSC)Not Applicable
Metra Consolidated Control Facilityremote vehicle disableMetra TrainsPlanned
Metra Consolidated Control Facilitysecure area sensor dataChicago Transit Authority Control CenterNot Applicable
Metra Consolidated Control Facilitysecure area sensor dataCity of Chicago Operations Center (OC)Not Applicable
Metra Consolidated Control Facilitysecure area sensor dataDuPage County EOCNot Applicable
Metra Consolidated Control Facilitysecure area sensor dataMunicipal Public Safety DispatchNot Applicable
Metra Consolidated Control Facilitysecure area sensor dataStatewide Emergency Operations CenterNot Applicable
Metra Consolidated Control Facilitysecure area surveillance dataChicago Transit Authority Control CenterNot Applicable
Metra Consolidated Control Facilitysecure area surveillance dataCity of Chicago Operations Center (OC)Not Applicable
Metra Consolidated Control Facilitysecure area surveillance dataDuPage County EOCNot Applicable
Metra Consolidated Control Facilitysecure area surveillance dataMunicipal Public Safety DispatchNot Applicable
Metra Consolidated Control Facilitysecure area surveillance dataStatewide Emergency Operations CenterNot Applicable
Metra Consolidated Control Facilitytransit and fare schedulesIDOT District 1 Traffic Systems Center (TSC)Not Applicable
Metra Consolidated Control Facilitytransit and fare schedulesRTA Transit HubNot Applicable
Metra Consolidated Control Facilitytransit emergency coordination dataMetra PoliceNot Applicable
Metra Consolidated Control Facilitytransit emergency dataChicago Transit Authority Control CenterNot Applicable
Metra Consolidated Control Facilitytransit emergency dataCity of Chicago 911 CADNot Applicable
Metra Consolidated Control Facilitytransit emergency dataIDOT District 1 ComCenterNot Applicable
Metra Consolidated Control Facilitytransit emergency dataIllinois State Police Dispatch (Districts 2, 5 and Chicago)Not Applicable
Metra Consolidated Control Facilitytransit emergency dataMunicipal Public Safety DispatchNot Applicable
Metra Consolidated Control Facilitytransit incident informationIDOT District 1 ComCenterNot Applicable
Metra Consolidated Control Facilitytransit incident informationIDOT District 1 Traffic Systems Center (TSC)Not Applicable
Metra Consolidated Control Facilitytransit information for mediaMediaNot Applicable
Metra Consolidated Control Facilitytransit multimodal informationWater Taxi ServiceNot Applicable
Metra Consolidated Control Facilitytransit service coordinationKenosha Transit DispatchNot Applicable
Metra Consolidated Control Facilitytransit service coordinationMetra GPS Center (TIMS)Not Applicable
Metra Consolidated Control Facilitytransit service coordinationMunicipal Transit OperationsNot Applicable
Metra Consolidated Control Facilitytransit service coordinationNICTD DispatchNot Applicable
Metra Consolidated Control Facilitytransit service coordinationPace Control Center (IBS)Not Applicable
Metra Consolidated Control Facilitytransit service coordinationPrivate Taxi DispatchNot Applicable
Metra Consolidated Control Facilitytransit service coordinationRegional Transportation Authority Travel Information Center (TIC)Not Applicable
Metra Consolidated Control Facilitytransit service coordinationRTA Transit HubNot Applicable
Metra Consolidated Control Facilitytransit system dataCity of Chicago TMCNot Applicable
Metra Consolidated Control Facilitytransit system dataCook County TMCNot Applicable
Metra Consolidated Control Facilitytransit system dataDuPage County TMCNot Applicable
Metra Consolidated Control Facilitytransit system dataIDOT District 1 Bureau of Traffic – Arterial Signal OperationsNot Applicable
Metra Consolidated Control Facilitytransit system dataIDOT District 1 Traffic Systems Center (TSC)Not Applicable
Metra Consolidated Control Facilitytransit system dataKane County TMCNot Applicable
Metra Consolidated Control Facilitytransit system dataKendall County TMCNot Applicable
Metra Consolidated Control Facilitytransit system dataLake County PASSAGE TMCNot Applicable
Metra Consolidated Control Facilitytransit system dataMcHenry County TMCNot Applicable
Metra Consolidated Control Facilitytransit system dataWill County TMCNot Applicable
Metra Consolidated Control Facilitytransit traveler informationMetra Public Address SystemNot Applicable
Metra Consolidated Control Facilitytransit traveler informationMetra TrainsPlanned
Metra Consolidated Control Facilitytransit traveler information coordinationKenosha Transit DispatchNot Applicable
Metra Consolidated Control Facilitytransit traveler information coordinationMetra GPS Center (TIMS)Not Applicable
Metra Consolidated Control Facilitytransit traveler information coordinationMunicipal Transit OperationsNot Applicable
Metra Consolidated Control Facilitytransit traveler information coordinationNICTD DispatchNot Applicable
Metra Consolidated Control Facilitytransit traveler information coordinationPace Control Center (IBS)Not Applicable
Metra Consolidated Control Facilitytransit traveler information coordinationPrivate Taxi DispatchNot Applicable
Metra Consolidated Control Facilitytransit traveler information coordinationRegional Transportation Authority Travel Information Center (TIC)Not Applicable
Metra Consolidated Control Facilitytransit traveler information coordinationRTA Transit HubNot Applicable
Metra Consolidated Control Facilitytransit vehicle operator authentication updateMetra TrainsPlanned
Metra Consolidated Control Facilitytransit vehicle operator informationMetra TrainsExisting
Metra GPS Center (TIMS)transit schedule informationMetra TrainsNot Applicable
Metra GPS Center (TIMS)transit service coordinationMetra Consolidated Control FacilityNot Applicable
Metra GPS Center (TIMS)transit traveler information coordinationMetra Consolidated Control FacilityNot Applicable
Metra Parking Management Guidance System (PMGS)parking informationMetra Consolidated Control FacilityNot Applicable
Metra Policeemergency evacuation coordinationMetra Consolidated Control FacilityNot Applicable
Metra Policetransit emergency coordination dataMetra Consolidated Control FacilityNot Applicable
Metra Public Address Systemtransit information user requestMetra Consolidated Control FacilityNot Applicable
Metra Rail Operatortransit operations personnel inputMetra Consolidated Control FacilityNot Applicable
Metra Trainsalarm notificationMetra Consolidated Control FacilityPlanned
Metra Trainsdemand response passenger and use dataMetra Consolidated Control FacilityPlanned
Metra Trainsdemand response passenger and use dataMetra GPS Center (TIMS)Not Applicable
Metra Trainstransit traveler requestMetra Consolidated Control FacilityPlanned
Metra Trainstransit vehicle conditionsMetra Consolidated Control FacilityPlanned
Metra Trainstransit vehicle conditionsMetra Maintenance YardsNot Applicable
Metra Trainstransit vehicle loading dataMetra Consolidated Control FacilityPlanned
Metra Trainstransit vehicle loading dataMetra GPS Center (TIMS)Not Applicable
Metra Trainstransit vehicle location dataMetra Consolidated Control FacilityPlanned
Metra Trainstransit vehicle location dataMetra GPS Center (TIMS)Not Applicable
Metra Trainstransit vehicle operator authentication informationMetra Consolidated Control FacilityPlanned
Metra Trainstransit vehicle schedule performanceMetra Consolidated Control FacilityExisting
Metra Trainstransit vehicle schedule performanceMetra GPS Center (TIMS)Not Applicable
Municipal Public Safety Dispatchincident informationMetra Consolidated Control FacilityNot Applicable
Municipal Public Safety Dispatchincident response statusMetra Consolidated Control FacilityNot Applicable
Municipal Public Safety Dispatchinfrastructure monitoring sensor controlMetra Consolidated Control FacilityNot Applicable
Municipal Public Safety Dispatchsecure area sensor controlMetra Consolidated Control FacilityNot Applicable
Municipal Public Safety Dispatchsecure area surveillance controlMetra Consolidated Control FacilityNot Applicable
Municipal Public Safety Dispatchthreat informationMetra Consolidated Control FacilityNot Applicable
Municipal Transit Operationstransit service coordinationMetra Consolidated Control FacilityNot Applicable
Municipal Transit Operationstransit traveler information coordinationMetra Consolidated Control FacilityNot Applicable
NICTD Dispatchtransit service coordinationMetra Consolidated Control FacilityNot Applicable
NICTD Dispatchtransit traveler information coordinationMetra Consolidated Control FacilityNot Applicable
Pace Control Center (IBS)transit service coordinationMetra Consolidated Control FacilityNot Applicable
Pace Control Center (IBS)transit traveler information coordinationMetra Consolidated Control FacilityNot Applicable
Private Taxi Dispatchtransit service coordinationMetra Consolidated Control FacilityNot Applicable
Private Taxi Dispatchtransit traveler information coordinationMetra Consolidated Control FacilityNot Applicable
Regional Transportation Authority Travel Information Center (TIC)transit service coordinationMetra Consolidated Control FacilityNot Applicable
Regional Transportation Authority Travel Information Center (TIC)transit traveler information coordinationMetra Consolidated Control FacilityNot Applicable
RTA Transit Hubtransit service coordinationMetra Consolidated Control FacilityNot Applicable
RTA Transit Hubtransit traveler information coordinationMetra Consolidated Control FacilityNot Applicable
Statewide Emergency Operations Centeremergency evacuation coordinationMetra Consolidated Control FacilityNot Applicable
Statewide Emergency Operations Centerinfrastructure monitoring sensor controlMetra Consolidated Control FacilityNot Applicable
Statewide Emergency Operations Centersecure area sensor controlMetra Consolidated Control FacilityNot Applicable
Statewide Emergency Operations Centersecure area surveillance controlMetra Consolidated Control FacilityNot Applicable
Statewide Emergency Operations Centerthreat informationMetra Consolidated Control FacilityNot Applicable
Statewide Emergency Operations Centertransportation system statusMetra Consolidated Control FacilityNot Applicable
Water Taxi Servicemultimodal service dataMetra Consolidated Control FacilityNot Applicable
Weather Servicestransportation weather informationMetra Consolidated Control FacilityNot Applicable
Will County EOCemergency evacuation coordinationMetra Consolidated Control FacilityNot Applicable