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

Metra CEO Don Orseno, a 43-year rail veteran credited with helping restore stability to the agency after years of turmoil, said on Friday that he plans to retire in December. The announcement comes… ...

Facing a tighter budget, the Metra board of directors on Wednesday decided to look within the agency for its next CEO, turning to a 20-year veteran who is used to dealing with the costs of repairin… ...

CHICAGO– The search is underway for a new Metra CEO. Metra’s current boss announced Friday that he’s retiring at the end of the year. Don Orseno says he’s ready to retire and spend more ...

CHICAGO-- Metra CEO Don Orseno announced Friday that he plans to retire in December. The 62-year-old Orseno, appointed agency executive director/CEO in August 2013, announced his decision to step ...

Orseno had been in the position as “Interim CEO” after Alex Clifford stepped down last summer in the wake of a scandal that eventually replaced six members of the board.

Metra's top executive is apologizing for a series of problems that have befallen the commuter rail system over the past two weeks; Not the least of which is the way it has communicated with riders.

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

Metra directors approved a 3.7% salary increase for Executive Director Jim Derwinski Wednesday, which brings his earnings to $325,825 annually. The action comes as Chicago area transit agencies ...

There was major opposition to a plan to merge Metra, Pace and the CTA into one agency the first public hearing on the matter Tuesday. Chicago area public transportation has had a bumpy ride over ...

“Metra has strong ties to our nation’s armed forces, with more than 300 veterans and reservists currently at work on our railroad,” said Metra CEO/Executive Director Jim Derwinski, who is himself a ...