Metra riders could fortify themselves after an arduous day at the office in what was known as a bar car. Those havens were ...

A 21-year-old Oak Forest man faces drug and vandalism charges after an incident near the Oak Forest Metra station Tuesday, ...

A brawl broke out on a Metra Union Pacific-North train Thursday night near Wilmette after Windy City Smokeout came to an ...

Not that many transit executives can shift from spreadsheets and scheduling to operating a train in a pinch. Retired Metra ...

Amtrak’s Borealis reached the 250,000-passenger milestone during the July 4th holiday weekend, the passenger operator has ...

A retaining wall supporting the ramp leading to Waukegan’s Metra station and west parking lot partially fell on June 25, leading to continuing construction repairs and closure of the lot. No injuries ...

Chicago-based Banner Real Estate Group has landed $124 million in financing to build The Faywell, a 334-unit luxury apartment ...

Metra is set to get its first battery-powered trains in the coming years, which could replace diesel-powered locomotives in places and times of day with fewer riders. Metra touted the trains as a ...

One of the main legislators trying to keep Illinois mass transit from going over a fiscal cliff told an Evanston audience on ...

That would take a substantial bite out of the projected $771 million shortfall in annual funding for the Chicago Transit ...

A semi-truck stuck on railroad tracks in Wheaton has disrupted trains on the Union Pacific West Line Friday morning, Metra ...

Metra considers replacing rail line names with numbers, letters The rail system began a public outreach that could rename all lines by number or direction.