Service on the Metra Union Pacific-West line was halted during the Monday evening rush after a train hit a semi-trailer truck ...

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 ...

More than 1,400 riders had advice for the newly formed Northern Illinois Transit Authority, which will oversee the Chicago ...

Chicago commuter railroad Metra is donating one of the two remaining historic F40C commuter locomotives to Railroading ...

Metra is about to change how some downtown riders get on their trains, and it starts right at the door. Beginning Monday, ...

The goal of the pilot is to test the speed, functionality and durability of new handheld devices to scan Ventra and paper tickets.

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