Metra unveils special America 250th anniversary train
Just in time for the 4th of July, and America’s 250th birthday, Metra has unveiled a specially painted train.
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Just in time for the 4th of July, and America’s 250th birthday, Metra has unveiled a specially painted train.
A person was fatally hit by a Metra train in Palatine, Illinois, early Friday morning.
For the sixth year in a row, Metra is offering free rides to ticketholders for concerts at Ravinia this summer.
The Northern Illinois Transit Authority Act goes into effect Monday, bringing some changes to public transportation across Chicago and the suburbs.
The Northern Illinois Transit Authority Act goes into effect Monday, bringing some changes to public transportation across Chicago and the suburbs. Juan Sebastian Arias, executive director of Elevated Chicago, joins Marissa Perlman and Jackie Kostek to explain.
Many Metra riders with disabilities have been forced to reroute their trips due to Monday's closure of the only elevator providing access to the Electric Line at Millennium Station in downtown Chicago.
Cook County State's Attorney Eileen O'Neill Burke on Monday announced a new task force dedicated to fighting crime on the Chicago area's mass transit system.
Two Metra passengers were injured when a Union Pacific-North line train hit a semi-trailer truck on Thursday afternoon in north suburban Wilmette.
Metra's electronic ticket scanning pilot program officially launched Monday at some downtown Chicago stations.
Metra's electronic ticket scanning pilot program officially launched Monday at some downtown Chicago stations.
The Metra Union Pacific West line was halted near the west Chicago suburb of Geneva after a person was hit by a train early Thursday morning.
Metra trains to Chicago's Northwest Side and northwest suburbs were disrupted during the midday hours Tuesday after a train hit a vehicle.
Metra trains on the Union Pacific North line were halted Monday morning after a vehicle struck a bridge.
A Metra train to Chicago from the western suburbs was delayed Wednesday morning after an unconscious man was found near the tracks.
Following the discovery, Metra service was halted near the scene at the Aurora Transportation Center.
A Metra train to Chicago from the western suburbs was delayed Wednesday morning after an unconscious man was found near the tracks.
Service on the Metra Union Pacific-West line was halted during the Monday evening rush after a train hit a semi-trailer truck near west suburban Berkeley.
Metra is launching a pilot program for new fare collection technology at the beginning of April.
Metra trains on the North Central Service line were running with delays on Monday evening, after a pedestrian was struck and killed by a train near River Grove.
Metra said the pedestrian was struck and killed by a train that was on its way to Antioch.
All inbound and outbound Metra North Central Service trains are stopped near River Grove after a pedestrian was struck by a train Monday afternoon.
Service on two Metra lines serving the southwest suburbs has been halted during the Monday afternoon rush due to a drawbridge malfunction.
At least two mechanics were called to try to stop the blaring sound.
Metra said that they received multiple calls about the horn going off at the train yard near California and Chicago Avenue in Humboldt Park.
Information about the pedestrian and what led to the crash was not released.
