The plan includes Metra Electric track and signal upgrades, and major tie replacements on three lines, plus other system-wide improvements. Credit: Markus Mainka/Shutterstock. Chicago’s commuter rail ...

Metra on March 18 detailed its program for the 2025 construction season, covering station, track, road crossing, bridge, and signal/communications improvement projects along the Chicagoland commuter ...

Metra is considering renaming all of its lines, as the rail agency prepares to take over operation of three Union Pacific routes. But before the takeover goes into effect, Metra and Union Pacific ...

CHICAGO (WGN) — A change in the operation on three of Metra’s lines has given the agency an opportunity to rename all lines, and the public has a chance to weigh in. Metra will soon assume ...

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 ...

Originally, Metra blacked out descriptions of the actual work performed by consultants McGuireWoods when it responded to a Freedom of Information Act request for invoices in late 2024.

In addition to the five different scales of motor, Donut Lab has also developed a software platform ... Jonathan Bell has written for Wallpaper* magazine since 1999, covering everything from ...

Chicago-area residents will once again have the opportunity to get free rides on the CTA and Metra during their New Year’s Eve celebrations. Both agencies have made announcements in recent days ...

Facing troubling allegations including misconduct, racism, promiscuity and cronyism at the Metra Police Department, leaders authorized an investigation that ended up costing about $1.57 million.

CHICAGO (WLS) -- The Metra board on Wednesday concluded there was "no indication of ethical concerns" surrounding the purchase and development of a storage warehouse that has ballooned in costs ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- What was supposed to be a simple storage warehouse for the Metra transit agency has now buried the nation's fourth-busiest commuter rail system in a sinking money pit, the ABC7 I ...