The relationship between the Class I railroad and the commuter rail system dates back to the creation of Metra in 1983.

Metra commuter rail service will run for another ten years on host freight railroad BNSF’s Chicago-Aurora line, following the ...

Projects will focus on station improvements, grade crossing replacements, bridge repairs and upgrades to track, electrical and signal equipment.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Inbound and outbound Metra BNSF trains are back on the move Monday, after an inbound Metra train hit a vehicle in Hinsdale, the ...

What to give the railfan who has everything? How about a Metra clock? Or a Metra body pillow? Those items and many others will be available starting Wednesday when the commuter railroad debuts an ...

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

Metra stops proposed for Racine County won't have problems due to more coal trains running on the same tracks, a railroad official said. Testifying for We Energies, Union Pacific Railroad Co. Vice ...

Though the sight is familiar to many Chicagoans, folks braving their first Midwest winter or those who’ve never seen the phenomenon may be surprised to see small fires burning along Metra railroad ...

The Metra Board of Directors last month approved two settlements worth a combined $43 million for victims of a 2020 collision involving a Metra train, a car and a teenage pedestrian, who died as a ...

Inbound and outbound Metra BNSF trains are back on the move Monday, after an inbound Metra train hit a vehicle in Hinsdale, the commuter rail said. Hinsdale police shared video on Facebook of the ...