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CHICAGO (WGN) — Metra trains experienced significant delays Tuesday evening after a system-wide outage was reported. A Metra spokesperson said that around 5 p.m. Tuesday, Metra’s positive train ...

Gift Article 10 Remaining As a subscriber, you have 10 articles to gift each month. Gifting allows recipients to access the article for free. The Chicago Transit Authority says it plans to raise fares ...

Metra customers are now required to carry their e-bikes and e-scooters on and off the train without the assistance of electric motors. The new amendment to a bike policy was announced in a statement ...

Metra riders should expect to pay an average of 13% more per ride next year as the commuter rail service proposes fare increases in response to a looming fiscal crisis. The fare increases are outlined ...

Gift Article 10 Remaining As a subscriber, you have 10 articles to gift each month. Gifting allows recipients to access the article for free. Chicago’s commuter rail is moving to raise fares to help ...

In a recent article about the Rockford Metra line, State Senator Steve Stadelman is quoted as saying, “I secured $275 million" for the project. The annual cost of $275 million over 30 years is $16.6 ...

COLUMBUS, Ga. (WTVM) - A Metra bus crashed into the entrance of the Columbus Botanical Gardens Tuesday - just before noon. Weems Road was shut down while the bus had to be pulled out of a ditch with a ...

A METRA bus hit this fence at the Columbus Botanical Gardens on Weems Road on Sept. 9, 2025, according to CBG director of development Carmen Overton. Kelby Hutchison [email protected] A ...

Metra is adding weekday express trains and expanded hourly service on weekends to the BNSF Line to Aurora, starting Sept. 8, according to the online schedule. Two inbound express trains will be added ...

GLENCOE, Ill. (WGN) — A 48-year-old woman died after being hit by a Metra train in north suburban Glencoe on Saturday morning. Glencoe officials said just after 9:30 a.m. Saturday, authorities were ...