This week’s severe storms are forcing Metra to delay a previously announced closure of its Rock Island Line from this upcoming weekend until the weekend of Aug. 28-30. The closure will now begin ...

Metra Police have launched a new pilot program using remotely operated drones to monitor its rail lines and facilities with the goal of improving safety and security throughout the Metra system and ...

Work to replace nearly 4.5 miles of rail and thousands of railroad ties between Fox Lake and Lake Forest will force the suspension of midday service on parts of Metra’s Milwaukee District North Line ...

Metra today announced the latest milestone in its in-house rehabilitation programs, completing a multiyear project that fully rehabilitated 302 railcars while saving taxpayers more than $100 million ...

Metra will suspend all train service on the UP Northwest Line on Sunday, July 19 due to construction by CN at a crossing in Des Plaines. The CN will be replacing the diamonds (the sections of track ...

Just in time for the 4th of July, Metra today unveiled a specially painted locomotive commemorating the 250th anniversary of our nation’s founding. The locomotive is the 26th of 42 remanufactured ...

CHICAGO (June 22, 2026) – Metra will provide additional service on the Union Pacific Northwest Line and Union Pacific West Line on Sunday, June 28, to accommodate those planning to attend Chicago’s ...

Union Pacific’s Big Boy No. 4014, the world’s largest operating steam locomotive, is stopping in Chicago on Wednesday, June 3, as it makes way to Philadelphia on an historic coast-to-coast tour to ...

Metra is implementing service improvements across the Metra Electric Line with a new schedule that takes effect June 15. The new schedule simplifies service patterns and increases service frequency at ...

Metra will be expanding both weekday and weekend schedules on its Rock Island Line beginning Monday, June 1. The new schedules will significantly expand weekend service, address gaps in weekday ...

Metra and Chicago Fire FC today announced a marketing partnership that will make Metra the Proud Transit Partner of the Club. "With soccer and Chicago Fire FC growing more popular year after year, ...

Metra announced today it has successfully renegotiated the terms of a new contract with BNSF Railway, one of the leading freight transportation providers in North America, extending commuter rail ...