U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) this week met with Metra leadership to discuss ongoing rail improvements throughout the ...

CHICAGO (CBS) -- Chicago area commuters may soon find the future of their Metra routes in jeopardy—as officials say the commuter rail system is on the edge of a financial cliff. Metra has been ...

A Cook County jury awarded a combined $2 million verdict to two Metra employees who were injured when a passing train crashed into the stationary train they were on.

Metra previously told neighbors the project could start in 2025, but the agency said it's still awaiting design approval.

Increasingly, the holiday season is also a team for brightly decorated trains on major commuter and transit systems. The New ...

Metra has added a holiday train run Nov. 30 on the Electric Line. Sun-Times file Share Metra is adding an extra holiday-themed train to its schedule this season in response to popular demand.

Springfield, met Wednesday with Metra CEO Jim Derwinski and other leaders of the transit agency to discuss surface ...

More than four years after Metra Rail purchased ... into a storage facility for rail equipment. The transportation agency, which operates commuter trains in Chicago and the suburbs, cleared ...

Ashlee Rezin/Sun-Times file Share Passengers on a Chicago-bound Metra train experienced a delay and had to switch trains Tuesday afternoon after officials thought the train had hit someone in ...