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Metra hopes to drive up ridership and keep riders from running late by turning one car into a full-service café.
The idea for Chicago Union Station was laid out by famed architect Daniel Burnham, who developed the 1909 Plan of Chicago.
Shemaar Cillis was hit by train #345 struck in the 600 block of East 27th Street about 7:40 p.m. Thursday, officials said.
For years, Metra’s bar cars gave commuters the chance to wind down and enjoy one another’s company after a grueling day at the office. But that changed in 2008 when the commuter transit agency stopped ...
Not that many transit executives can shift from spreadsheets and scheduling to operating a train in a pinch. Retired Metra ...
A Metra train line was disrupted Thursday after a train hit a 16-year-old pedestrian on the city's South Side, Metra ...
Metra in Chicago is considering reintroducing bar cars as café cars on trains, serving drinks and snacks based on rider ...
A Metra train line was disrupted Thursday after a train hit a pedestrian on the city's South Side, Metra officials said.
North train Thursday night near Wilmette.Wilmette police confirmed officers responded to a fight on the train just before ...
Metra service is not back to pre-pandemic levels on every line, and the agency is limited in its ability to change schedules because it shares tracks with freight lines and by staffing, ...
A Metra train hit a school bus that stalled on the tracks in Orland Park on Feb. 4, 2022. (Photo courtesy of the Orland Fire Protection District) "I was like, 'Oh my gosh, what just happened?' ...