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The Metra Board of Directors today approved a $1.1 billion operating budget for 2024 that includes a major revision to the agency’s fare structure and a new mix of fare products. It also approved a $…
Metra Police Officers successfully prevented a man from taking his own life this past Saturday in Blue Island.On Saturday, Nov. 4 at approximately 3 p.m., Metra Police found a 24-year-old man…
The 103rd Street/Rosemoor Station on the Metra Electric Line will close on Nov. 20 for a full reconstruction that will include making it accessible to persons with disabilities. The station is…
Milwaukee Avenue will remain closed at Kilbourn Avenue until June 2024 as part of Metra’s project to replace the bridge over the roadway and rebuild the nearby Grayland Station. The road was expected…
Metra will receive the largest discretionary grant in its history – a $169.3 million federal Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Improvement (CMAQ) grant – to buy battery-powered, zero-emission…
Metra today unveiled a $1.1 billion operating budget for 2024 that includes a major revision to its fare structure and a new mix of fare products. It also proposed a $574.9 million capital budget…
Metra and local officials today officially dedicated the new Ravenswood Station on the Union Pacific North Line, following the recent opening of the rebuilt inbound side of the facility.The $36.1…
Union Pacific Railroad will embark on a major tie replacement project beginning Monday, Aug. 14 along an approximately 10-mile stretch of the UP North Line between Highland Park and Wilmette.Union…
Three Metra trains will not operate beyond Lake Forest late Friday night, Aug. 11, and early Saturday morning, Aug. 12, due to construction work between Lake Forest and Libertyville.On Friday,…
Beginning Aug. 14, four trains will be added to the Metra Electric Line’s Blue Island Branch schedule. Electric Line riders on all branches will also see minor changes to the existing train schedule…