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All aboard! Metra’s Holiday Trains bring seasonal cheer to Chicago area

Holiday Trains Return: Metra’s festive Holiday Trains will run on five rail lines this December — Metra Electric, BNSF, Milwaukee District West, Rock Island, and Union Pacific Northwest — featuring ...
CBS News

Metra cuts down UP-NW trains for track reconstruction project lasting through September

Sara Tenenbaum is the Senior Digital Producer for CBS News Chicago covering breaking, local and community news in Chicago. She previously worked as a digital producer and senior digital producer for ...
ABC 7 Chicago

Metra BNSF trains moving again after tracks cleared of downed power lines

CICERO, Ill. (WLS) -- Metra trains on the BNSF line are now running with extensive delays after earlier being halted because of downed power lines. Metra said all trains west of the Cicero station ...
ABC 7 Chicago

Metra tries to ease overcrowding on BNSF trains after schedule change

CHICAGO (WLS) -- As the evening rush hour got under way Wednesday, Metra rail users on the BNSF line hoped to avoid the severe overcrowding that has plagued several trains this week as the result of ...
PBS

The Control Center that Keeps Metra on Track

Every day, Metra’s busy control center directs 700 commuter trains across 11 lines. Every day, Metra’s busy control center directs 700 commuter trains across 11 lines. Geoffrey Baer meets the ...