As a transportation planner involved in the creation of the Regional Transportation Authority in the mid-1970s, I applaud ...

Metra has begun a rider survey over renaming its lines from their current names — which largely are derived from their ...

Metra on Monday acknowledged the confusion and began a public outreach effort that could potentially rename all of its lines ...

Chicago’s commuter rail system Metra has announced a comprehensive 2025 construction programme, focusing on station ...

The Surface Transportation Board has set the schedule to address Metra’s request for action compelling Union Pacific to ...

A Northeast Illinois Regional Commuter Railroad Corp. worker failed to show the rail service known as Metra discriminated ...

With a service area encompassing more than 3,700 square miles, Metra offers 243 stations across its 11 commuter rail lines. On March 10, it launched a survey and scheduled public outreach events to ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Metra is phasing out the names for some of its lines, and wants to hear from its riders. The commuter rail is phasing out the Union Pacific North, Northwest and West lines. Some new ...

Union Pacific (UP) has placed Metra’s regional/commuter rail service in Chicagoland “at risk by demanding” that it pay ...

Public transportation in Chicago is in jeopardy, if a $771 million budget shortfall isn't solved, the Regional Transportation Authority said Friday.

Metra, the region’s commuter rail operator, wants public input on whether to change the identification of its 14 Chicagoland ...

Chicago’s commuter rail system Metra has announced a comprehensive 2025 construction programme, focusing on station improvements, track maintenance, and signal upgrades across its network.