3 , ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁Met ra ▁announced ▁that ▁the ▁week end ▁express ▁service ▁would ▁become ▁permanent ▁upon ▁completion ▁of ▁the ▁trial ▁period ▁on ▁November ▁ 2 9 , ▁ 2 0 1 5 . ▁ ▁The ▁Rock ▁Island ▁District ▁runs ▁a ▁few ▁empty ▁equipment ▁move ▁( de ad head ) ▁trains , ▁most ▁during ▁the ▁week days . ▁In bound ▁dead head s ▁are ▁scheduled ▁between ▁the ▁J ol iet , ▁M ok ena - Front ▁Street , ▁and ▁T in ley ▁Park ▁stations ▁and ▁run ▁to ▁Blue ▁Island - V erm ont ▁Street . ▁ ▁There ▁are ▁propos als ▁to ▁extend ▁the ▁line ▁from ▁J ol iet ▁to ▁La S alle - Per u ▁in ▁La S alle ▁County ▁with ▁intermediate ▁stations ▁at ▁Rock dale , ▁M ino oka , ▁Morris , ▁Sen eca , ▁Marse illes , ▁Ott awa ▁and ▁several ▁others . ▁A ▁feas ibility ▁study ▁was ▁completed ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 3 . ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁passage ▁of ▁the ▁Reb u ild ▁Illinois , ▁$ 2 0 ▁million ▁was ▁allocated ▁for ▁the ▁long ▁planned ▁construction ▁of ▁a ▁new ▁A ub urn ▁Park ▁station . ▁Const ruction ▁is ▁expected ▁to ▁start ▁in ▁ 2 0 2 0 . ▁ ▁R id ership ▁Since ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁annual ▁rid ership ▁has ▁decl ined ▁from ▁ 8 . 5 ▁million ▁to ▁ 7 . 5 ▁million , ▁an ▁overall ▁decl ine ▁of ▁ 1 1 . 3 %. ▁ ▁St ations ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁B