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Note: Materials from the open house and more details about the project can be found here.Metra will hold an open house meeting in Woodstock on Thursday, March 21, to share information about the…
Students across Metra’s service area asked to “Become a Safety Influencer” by entering the rail agency’s 17th annual Metra Safety Competition. The competition is being boosted this year with more…
Metra charged into a greener future today when the Board of Directors approved a contract to buy zero-emission, battery-powered trainsets. Metra will be one of the first in the nation to operate this…
Metra today made permanent a COVID-era policy that allows bikes on all trains, and said it was making room for additional bikes by installing new racks on its railcars.Bikes have been allowed in the…
The Metra Board of Directors today adopted a Passenger Code of Conduct that identifies prohibited behaviors for anyone using Metra facilities or trains and allows for the suspension of riding…
The Regional Transportation Authority (RTA), Metra, and Cook County jointly announce the Access Pilot Program, which will extend reduced fares on the entire Metra system to riders experiencing low…
Metra and local leaders today celebrated the completion of a major rehab of the 103rd Street/Washington Heights Station on the Rock Island Line.Work began in April to completely rehab the depot…
The holiday season is upon us! Metra is once again partnering with the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve Toys for Tots Foundation for its morning rush hour holiday toy drive on Tuesday, Dec. 12 at all five…
Note: The UP North Holiday Train is now sold out. Happy Holidays!Metra will operate a special Holiday Train on the Union Pacific North Line on Dec. 16, making it the sixth line to feature the festive…
Beginning Monday, Nov. 27, Metra will be making minor changes to the schedules of three trains on its Rock Island Line to Joliet. These minor schedule adjustments are being made to better reflect…