Metra unveiled its draft plan to convert its 11 commuter rail lines into a world-class "regional rail" system on par with the ...

Commuter rail systems like Chicago's Metra are exploring battery-electric trains to increase service while reducing diesel ...

Metra plans to debut a battery-powered electric train that looks, sounds and feels unlike any of its existing trains.

Metra’s own plan for offering rail service to O’Hare Airport, as well as its vision of more frequent, all-day regional rail ...

Chicago commuter railroad Metra yesterday announced its 2025 construction program includes improvements to 52 out of 243 stations and the replacement of 43 grade crossings. The 2025 capital program ...

As Metra lines continued to face delays Monday morning across the Chicago area, the commuter rail system issued a statement explaining what led to the disruption. "The cause is the failure of the PTC ...

How Metra named its 14 suburban commuter rail lines made little sense. Its two “Milwaukee” lines don’t go to the Wisconsin city — and are instead named after the Milwaukee Road the lines once used.

A Metra conductor assigned to the SouthWest Service Line has tested positive for COVID-19, the rail system announced Wednesday. CHICAGO (WLS) -- A Metra conductor assigned to the SouthWest Service ...

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Chicagoland’s Metra commuter railroad and Chicago Transit Authority (CTA), the area’s rapid transit and bus service provider, last month proposed 2025 operating budgets of $1.135 billion and $2.16 ...

ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill. (WLS) -- Both Amtrak and Metra trains experienced delays Monday morning, and some were canceled entirely. Metra said the issues began with the Canadian National Freight Rail ...

Chicago-area commuter railroad Metra has completed a multi-year project that involved fully rehabilitating 302 rail cars via an in-house rail-car program. “Metra is extremely proud of its rehab ...