Metra will run fewer trains on all lines Friday due to extreme cold. Trains will operate at reduced speeds with added staff to limit disruptions. Commuters should check metra.com and platform ...

Holiday Trains Return: Metra’s festive Holiday Trains will run on five rail lines this December — Metra Electric, BNSF, Milwaukee District West, Rock Island, and Union Pacific Northwest — featuring ...

The commuter rail agency is adding four late-day train trips on weekdays and 18 more train trips on weekends on the Rock ...

CHICAGO — Metra is returning its holiday trains beginning at the end of the month. The complete schedule is below, per Metra. Tickets for the holiday trains go on sale Nov. 11 at shop.metra.com. They ...

Metra is considering renaming its lines in the Chicago area. The rail agency has released a survey to gauge public feedback on the potential changes, saying it aims to "make the system easier to ...

CHICAGO (WGN) — A change in the operation on three of Metra’s lines has given the agency an opportunity to rename all lines, and the public has a chance to weigh in. Metra will soon assume complete ...

CHICAGO — Metra is extending its Family Fares to all travel and offering special holiday passes for Christmas Day and New Year’s Day, it announced Tuesday. Metra’s Family Fares allow up to three ...

For decades, Metra has been labeled as a suburbs-to-city-and-back operation. But there’s more the railroad could do, and officials are seeking rider input on what’s next with a survey open for public ...

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