Metra is weighing a new set of fares for 2024 under a budget proposal unveiled Wednesday. The proposal includes no planned substantial changes to schedules, as Metra faces continued low ridership a… ...

Metra said it would also suffer a 40% reduction in service, and Pace is also in a similar situation. The suburban bus agency is threatening to eliminate all service after 8 p.m. and all weekend rides.

Metra said the new trains will be quieter and more accessible. They will have low-level boarding with lifts to make them ADA-compliant. Each two-car set will allow for 112 people to be seated ...

Metra board members, executives and staff in May took an educational train trip to Joliet, where they held a board meeting. Records show it cost at least $10,836.

Tom Farmer, CFO of Metra, projected a loss of nearly $536 million in revenue this year and through 2021. Metra may lose over $500 million — and 97% of riders — due to coronavirus - Chicago Sun ...

Metra gets a break if they exercise the option to buy the next 300; they will cost $955 million, or about $3.18 million per car. Metra’s new cars will be a big change for riders used to its ...