CHICAGO (CBS) -- Metra has added a car dedicated to bicycles on the Milwaukee District North line, as part of a pilot program to expand bike access for cyclists commuting from the suburbs into the ...

Short history: Metra’s introductory policy (2005) allowed bikes on non-rush hour trains in priority seating areas of ADA-designated cars. Applying discretion, crews refused bikes if passengers ...

CHICAGO (CBS)--Two Metra train lines are now running with dedicated bike cars. The cars have room for 16 bicycles, instead of the five allowed on Metra's other accessible cars. The bike cars are ...

Diagonally oriented racks holding up to four bikes replaced three bench seats in retrofitted cars. Per Communications Director Michael Gillis, all 88 are in service on five of Metra’s 11 lines ...

CHICAGO – A COVID-19 era change for Metra will remain in place ... be installed on about 50 cars, and those cars will be identified with an exterior bike logo and used on the trains that carry ...

Metra’s commitment to safety and sustainability includes operating special Bike Cars that can carry up to 16 bicycles. They’re easily identifiable by their blue and grey paint scheme, as well as a ...

Metra’s new policy allows bikes on weekday trains arriving in Chicago ... After the meeting, the board toured a new Electric Line commuter car at the Randolph Street Station.

To accommodate the demand, Metra is making and installing racks that can hold two to four bikes each, as well as e-scooters. It plans to initially install the bike racks in 50 cars, which will be ...

The service, dubbed “Rails, Trails and Ales,” is in its fourth year offering three round-trip trains, equipped with Metra’s bike cars, on six consecutive Saturdays through Oct. 12 ...

Cyclists who brought their bikes on Metra trains this summer and fall could ... permitting three bicycles–rather than two–on train cars, Warren said. Although there were some initial ...