CHICAGO — With severe cold forecast for the Chicago region, Metra will operate on reduced schedules on all its lines on Friday, Jan. 23, according to a release. The severe weather schedules for each ...

A woman was injured when a Metra train struck a vehicle near Norwood Park on Thursday, resulting in extensive delays for the Union Pacific Northwest line.

Instead of the BNSF Line, how about West 3 (W3)? Or switching the Union Pacific North Line to Metra 1 (M1)? Metra is surveying passengers about a potential rebranding to make train lines easier to ...

Metra’s security drones started working on railway lines. New technological steps have been taken to improve security and monitoring processes.

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Metra has released a no-surprises $1.1 billion 2025 budget proposal that would increase operating expenses by 4% and keep fares stable. The drama comes in 2026 when the agency will likely be ...