Conversations with riders show, “people will ride transit if it’s available and they feel safe,” Murphy said. But if there are problems at Metra’s police department “we can’t resolve ...

The goal, Metra said, is to make the system easier to understand and encourage people to ride more often, especially infrequent or first-time riders. Seven out of 10 riders take Metra once a month ...

The Regional Transit Authority warned that COVID fund running out could lead to at least four of eight CTA train lines could ...

Metra on March 18 detailed its program for the 2025 construction ... make the system easier to understand and to encourage infrequent and first-time riders to ride more often. (Map and Key Courtesy of ...

Metra says changing the current naming scheme could make things easier for riders who are non-native English speakers, or those who don’t ride the system often. So renaming can help. But only if ...

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 ...

More than half of Chicago’s bus routes could be eliminated, at least parts of four “L” lines could be shut down and Metra ...

Metra said 4 in 10 customers take Metra only once a year. Seven in 10 ride once a month or less. Michael Grady, 79, rides the Union Pacific-North line from Wilmette once a week to a Spanish class ...

"Metra believes developing clear and consistent line names may make the system easier to understand and encourage infrequent and first-time riders to ride more often," the rail agency said.