Metra agreed to pay its lobbyist as much as $4.65 million in part for work related to a looming transit budget crisis, even as agency leaders brace for a potential shortage of cash caused by the ...

The plan includes Metra Electric track and signal upgrades, and major tie replacements on three lines, plus other system-wide improvements. Credit: Markus Mainka/Shutterstock. Chicago’s commuter rail ...

Metra Union Pacific-Northwest trains are moving again after an outbound train struck a vehicle near Palatine Wednesday afternoon. Metra tweeted that UP-NW train #629 was scheduled is stopped near ...

A Metra train was stopped in Chicago's southwest suburbs in the middle of the afternoon rush Thursday, after it hit a semi-trailer truck on the tracks. Metra Heritage Corridor Train 915 was ...

A Metra Milwaukee North train rolls past welded rail awaiting installation at Deerfield, Ill., on March 9, 2025. Metra has announced its construction-season plans. David Lassen CHICAGO — Improvements ...

Metra’s larger projects are focused on improving 52 stations this year across its lines. Metra, along with its railroad and municipal partners, announced the projects they’ll be taking on ...

The event, dubbed a "Day of Action" by workers comes as COVID grant money is set to run out for Chicago-area transit agencies, including the CTA, Metra and Pace. In a report from the Regional ...

The RTA, which coordinates the Chicago Transit Authority, Metra and Pace, is facing a $770 million fiscal cliff next year when federal COVID relief funds run out. The transit agencies want ...

Electrical technology firm ABB will provide components for Stadler orders for Caltrans (shown in a rendering) and Metra. Stadler MECHANICSVILLE, Va. — Global electrical technology firm ABB will ...

The RTA faces a $771 million budget shortfall, threatening CTA, Metra, and Pace service. Officials warn that without state funding, transit service could be slashed by up to 40%. The Illinois ...