The weekend before St. Patrick's Day means a pair of parades and the annual dyeing of the Chicago River to turn it bright ...

A Metra train arrives at the LaSalle Street Metra Station. Ashlee Rezin/Sun-Times file Share Metra deserves credit for thinking about renaming each of its 14 commuter rail lines in a bid to help ...

The renaming project was inspired by a future change in the Union Pacific lines, Metra said. The three lines terminating at Ogilvie Station have been operated by Union Pacific for years.

NU announced it will end operations of the Metra Train Station Shuttle, which connects NU’s Chicago campus with several major train stations, March 28. Because she works downtown, Sutcliffe ...

The site is located immediately across Lehigh Avenue from the Metra station – served by the Milwaukee District North line – which is currently undergoing a $4 million reconstruction ...

Trains were stopped near the Downers Grove Main Street station due to train No. 1272 hitting a pedestrian, Metra said on X. Downers Grove police said the man was struck by an eastbound train just ...

(WLS) -- Metra Union Pacific West Line trains were disrupted after a pedestrian was struck by a train Tuesday morning. The incident occurred near the Winfield Station. A Metra spokesperson said ...

DOWNERS GROVE, Ill. – A pedestrian was fatally hit by a Metra train in Downers Grove Tuesday morning at the same station where a man was struck and killed Monday afternoon. According to Metra ...

"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. Research indicates that 7 out of ...

Stadler US will use ABB traction converters and batteries for the new trainsets it is building for Metra commuter rail in Chicago and for future Valley Rail passenger service between Merced and ...