CHICAGO (WLS) -- Metra is adding weekend service on the BNSF Line. Trains are being added on Saturdays and Sundays just in time for summer. However, they are also making some changes to the weekday ...

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 ...

Metra on Dec. 1 advised the Surface Transportation Board (STB) that “despite concerted and ongoing efforts,” no agreement has ...

Metra was forced to make significant changes to its schedules on Thursday after a freight train derailed in suburban Matteson. According to the agency, the 11:55 a.m. Electric Line train scheduled to ...

CHICAGO — Metra is extending its Family Fares to all travel and offering special holiday passes for Christmas Day and New Year’s Day, it announced Tuesday. Metra’s Family Fares allow up to three ...

Chicago-area residents will once again have the opportunity to get free rides on the CTA and Metra during their New Year’s Eve celebrations. Both agencies have made announcements in recent days about ...

MARTA on April 22 announced that it has launched a new online trip planner web application as part of ongoing efforts to enhance the customer experience. This “mobile-responsive, user-friendly ...

WASHINGTON — Metra on Tuesday asked the Surface Transportation Board to set conditions and compensation for the Chicago-area ...

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