Metra’s request to the Surface Transportation Board for terminal trackage rights in the Chicago area is an effort to maintain ...

It's the type of crime that spans nearly two centuries, back when the railroad was first built: thieves stealing cargo from ...

Both Bellwood and Metra police officers were investigating how someone got into the shipping containers on the freight train.

The conflict between Metra and the Union Pacific is deepening over the cost of the commuter railroad using the freight ...

CHICAGO — Union Pacific is seeking to nearly double track access fees for Metra commuter trains on lines in the Chicago area, ...

Metra is considering renaming all of its lines, as the rail agency prepares to take over operation of three Union Pacific routes. But before the takeover goes into effect, Metra and Union Pacific ...

After years of negotiations, Union Pacific Railroad has given Metra an ultimatum: Compromise on fees to use UP tracks or face ...

Metra on March 18 detailed its program for the 2025 construction season, covering station, track, road crossing, bridge, and signal/communications improvement projects along the Chicagoland commuter ...

So far, 285 signs have been installed at 110 stations, and the commuter railroad’s goal is to have one at every stop by the end of March 2026. An upgrade from Metra’s traditional LED displays ...

HORNELL, NY—Alstom opened a state-of-the art factory here to build bilevel passenger cars for use on Chicago’s Metra commuter ...