While we in Ravenswood continue to wait for tile deliveries or whatever so Metra and the UPRR can finish replacing the platform they tore down in 2011, the a priori Peterson/Ridge station that broke ground 18 months ago is almost done:
Work on the station is slated to wrap up this fall, when the long-awaited station will open to the public, project managers said at the community meeting.
Announced in 2012, the Peterson-Ridge station has been the victim of the state’s years-long budget impasse and then permitting issues with the city.
After finally securing funding in 2019, the project’s groundbreaking was pushed back to spring 2021. The project was stalled once again when the Department of Water Management rejected Metra’s plans for environmentally friendly permeable pavers, saying such plans could jeopardize water main pipes below the site.
The groundwater plan was altered and the station project broke ground in November 2021.
So, which station will open first? Given the railroad's track record (ah, ha ha, ha), it's even odds as far as I can see.