Metra leaders agreed Wednesday to spend $71 million on 15 refurbished locomotives to replace some of the railroad's oldest engines. Officials acknowledged the replacements aren't the same as new ones, ...

Metra will open an online merchandise store on Wednesday, Dec. 10, offering Metra-branded merchandise such as replica station ...

Metra BNSF trains are back on the move but with extensive delays after a train struck a vehicle near Hinsdale.

Ahead of the observance of Veterans Day on Monday, Nov. 11, Metra has unveiled a special locomotive honoring Americans who have served in the military and continue to serve. The specially painted ...

Metra reported delays along its BNSF Line on Monday evening after a freight train struck a pedestrian in the western suburbs.

In September, Metra promised it wouldn’t increase fares and planned to prioritize a backlog of improvements with a new infusion of money from the state capital infrastructure bill. After a budget ...

What to give the railfan who has everything? How about a Metra clock? Or a Metra body pillow? Those items and many others ...

Metra expects to spend close to $2.6 billion in the next five years on locomotives, rail cars, bridges, stations and other improvements that could potentially speed the daily commutes of Chicago-area ...

WASHINGTON — Metra on Tuesday asked the Surface Transportation Board to set conditions and compensation for the Chicago-area ...

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Being violent on Metra trains could now get passengers suspended from riding them. The Metra board adopted a Passenger Code of Conduct, giving the agency the ability to punish riders whose behavior ...

A woman suffered “very minor” injuries after a Metra BNSF line train hit her vehicle in Hinsdale on Monday, according to ...