What to give the railfan who has everything? How about a Metra clock? Or a Metra body pillow? Those items and many others will be available starting Wednesday when the commuter railroad debuts an ...

NOTE: Metra initially indicated that an Amtrak train had struck the pedestrian, but the agency later clarified that the person was hit by a Metra train A Metra passenger train struck a pedestrian near ...

CHICAGO — Tickets for Metra’s popular Holiday Trains go on sale at noon on Monday. The beloved decorated trains are filled with holiday characters, and will run on five rail lines this December.

Metra said they sold out of spots within four minutes. Train cars will be decorated and there will be visits from Santa and other holiday characters. The video in the player above is from a previous ...

Metra will be operating its popular holiday trains – specially decorated trains filled with holiday characters – on five rail lines this December. Holiday train trips will be offered on the Metra ...

ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill. (WLS) -- A Metra police officer was stabbed at a north suburban train station on Sunday, officials said. Metra said the officer responded to a station in Arlington Heights for ...

Metra will begin testing its new cafe car prototype on select routes next week. It plans to give free snacks and iced coffees to riders who offer feedback on the service. Workers gutted the second ...

Just days after the Surface Transportation Board (STB) granted Metra’s application for terminal trackage rights to continue commuter rail service over three Union Pacific-owned lines in Chicagoland, ...

Next time you hop on Metra, you may not need to stop for that cup of coffee before you board. Metra is considering reviving an old concept with a new flair — a café car. Just about every day, people ...

WASHINGTON - The Surface Transportation Board has denied Metra's request for a temporary injunction or emergency service order protecting commuter operations on three Union Pacific lines in the ...

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