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 ...

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 ...

Metra will begin adding dozens of new rail cars to its fleet in 2024, tricked out with amenities like bike racks and video screens. The transit agency’s board approved the $1.8 billion purchase ...

Suburban Chicago’s commuter rail service is adding cars that accommodate bicycles on two train lines. Metra says in a statement that the bike cars were operational on the Rock Island and BNSF ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...