All entries for the 2026-2027 edition of the Metra Safety Competition must be received by 11:59 p.m. Feb. 12, 2027. Winners will be notified via email the week of April 16. First-place winners will be ...

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 ...

Whether you’re planning to be there for the entire weekend or just for a day or two, public transit is the easiest and most economical way to enjoy your favorite musical acts at Lollapalooza 2026 in ...

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 ...

Enjoying live music outdoors has long been a part of a Chicago summer night, and whether your tastes run to classical, jazz, pop or R&B, the Ravinia Festival is the place to be. Now, getting to the ...

The Regional Transportation Authority (RTA), CTA, Metra and Pace are encouraging riders to take public transit to the Obama Presidential Center (OPC) Grand Opening Ceremony Official Watch Party on ...

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 ...