That way you can have a full interior on a transit model. ... METRA, Cal Train, and several other railroads. The Budd "gallery" commuter cars are coming to N scale from Rapido Trains.

Choo Choo Charlie’s, a new train-themed restaurant, opened Monday in the Metra train station, 5414 13th Ave., as a destination eatery for children.

Since Metra runs a push-pull operation, the Type 8500 cab car gets as much time leading trains as the locomotive pushing. This meant that I had to figure out a way to install a decoder into the ...

I’m a huge fan of commuter services, and that definitely includes Chicago’s Metra. So when I heard that Atlas was releasing Metra Nippon Sharyo gallery cars in HO scale, I had to get my hands on some.

Metra has proposed that terms for its continued operation on Union Pacific lines in the Chicago area maintain the status quo ...

Metra confirmed the suspension was caused by emergency track repairs. Metra UP-N train No. 302 scheduled to arrive in Chicago ...

Trains on a busy Metra line that runs from Chicago up through the northern suburbs and into Wisconsin were suspended Monday morning due to "emergency track repairs," Metra said.

Metra BNSF trains began resuming operations Friday evening after it was disrupted in parts of the west suburbs due to a semi ...

Looking to make its dollar go further, Metra turned to Progress Rail to convert former freight locomotives into passenger ...

Metra is working to expand, rehabilitate and increase accessibility at two stations along the Rock Island and Metra Electric ...

More than $104 million in grants from Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning’s (CMAP) Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality ...

Murals under the Metra train tracks at East 53rd Street and South Lake Park Avenue in Hyde Park. Anthony Vazquez / Sun-Times. Murals and Mosaics Entertainment and Culture Art.