Say More’ explores what a $1.5 billion overhaul approved in Springfield will look like for transit riders in Chicago’s city ...

CHICAGO (WGN) – Metra Milwaukee District West Line trains were delayed Tuesday afternoon after a body was found near train tracks in Chicago’s Humboldt Park neighborhood. Metra officials said the body ...

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Chicago-area commuter rail service Metra announced fare hikes when it released its 2026 budget Friday, part of a policy by the Regional Transportation Authority requiring the Chicago Transit Authority ...

Just days after the Surface Transportation Board (STB) granted Metra’s application for terminal trackage rights to continue commuter rail service over three Union Pacific-owned lines in Chicagoland, ...

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Metra is considering renaming its lines in the Chicago area. The rail agency has released a survey to gauge public feedback on the potential changes, saying it aims to "make the system easier to ...

Commuter service for thousands of Union Pacific riders is in jeopardy amid an impasse with the freight railroad over track usage, Metra leaders warned on Friday. Metra filed separate actions with the ...

Why did Metra pay a team of outside lawyers $1.57 million to investigate its Police Department? The firm McGuireWoods was hired in 2023 to dive into anonymous allegations of troubling behavior and ...

Metra spokesman Michael Gillis on Feb. 11 told Railway Age that UP’s update is accurate. “We have worked cooperatively to transition mechanical and station agent services, along with some management ...

Trains along Metra's Union Pacific Northwest line were operating with delays on Saturday evening after one person was killed when a train struck a vehicle, authorities said. While specifics of the ...