A widespread issue with Positive Train Control has impacted nearly every Metra rail line on Tuesday afternoon.

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Metra adjusted its schedule to accommodate Cubs fans returning from the Chicago Cubs parade and rally in downtown Chicago. Trains departed stations immediately when filled. The goal ...

Metra riders have until the week of Nov. 17 to visit and opine on Metra’s café car concept. The commuter rail agency is ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- As the evening rush hour got under way Wednesday, Metra rail users on the BNSF line hoped to avoid the severe overcrowding that has plagued several trains this week as the result of ...

From the outside, stainless steel gallery car No. 6103 looks just like any other Nippon Sharyo multi-level coach. But it will ...

Metra announced it will expand weekday and weekend service along three train lines starting next month. The BNSF, UP-North and UP-West lines will see added trains. The lines serve parts of Chicago's ...

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Metra will begin piloting its prototype Café Car this fall, cycling it through its busiest lines and stations while ...

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The Chicago Transit Authority and Metra still kept any potential service cuts close to their vest as they released their ...