Chicago commuter railroad Metra is donating one of the two remaining historic F40C commuter locomotives to Railroading Heritage of Midwest America. Built in 1974, Metra No. 611 spent its entire ...

Metra is about to change how some downtown riders get on their trains, and it starts right at the door. Beginning Monday, April 6, conductors on select off-peak trains will ask riders at Millennium ...

A donation from Metra to Railroading Heritage of Midwest America (RRHMA) is bringing a historic diesel locomotive to the museum. Metra donated the EMD F40C #11 and it will be preserved at RRHMA as ...

Metra officials have announced a pilot program that will explore a dramatic change to the way fares are collected on its trains. According to a press release Thursday, the agency will begin a pilot ...

Chicagoland’s Metra is kicking off a fare collection technology pilot. Also, Sacramento Regional Transit District (SacRT) is building a Transit Ambassador team. Also, Denver Regional Transportation ...

The North Shore native was a valuable local resource on antiques and was tapped several times to provide insights on the PBS antiques show.

A driver was cited after crashing into a truck and then colliding into a railroad crossing gate, causing Metra train traffic ...

The signs can also report if a train is running late, among other service alerts. New signs were installed at the Peterson-Ridge station (south of Evanston, on the UP-N line), which opened in 2024.

Metra will launch a pilot program at downtown stations in April that asks riders to show paper tickets or activate those on ...

A Metra train hit and killed a pedestrian on Chicago’s West Side on Monday afternoon, which is expected to cause delays for ...

Artist Jordan Nickel rode trains as a kid to explore Chicago. He's painted a mural under the Purple Line and this one in the Amtrak waiting area.

Metra is launching a pilot program for new fare collection technology at the beginning of April.