Metra agreed to pay its lobbyist as much as $4.65 million in part for work related to a looming transit budget crisis, even as agency leaders brace for a potential shortage of cash caused by the ...

A Metra train was stopped in Chicago's southwest suburbs in the middle of the afternoon rush Thursday, after it hit a semi-trailer truck on the tracks. Metra Heritage Corridor Train 915 was ...

Trains on Metra's Milwaukee District North Line have been halted Friday afternoon near Lake Forest after a freight train struck a pedestrian, Metra said. Inbound and outbound trains are impacted ...

While electric outbound trains are back on the move, Metra said the following outbound trains will not operate on Wednesday: #329, #331, #333 and #233. Officials said because of the wire issues ...

A pedestrian was killed after being struck by a freight train Friday afternoon near Lake Forest, causing delays for Metra Milwaukee District North and Amtrak Hiawatha lines. Lake Forest police ...

Metra’s trains on the Milwaukee District North Line were halted Friday afternoon in the north suburbs after a freight train fatally struck a man in his 70s, according to the Lake Forest Police ...

A Metra Milwaukee North train rolls past welded rail awaiting installation at Deerfield, Ill., on March 9, 2025. Metra has announced its construction-season plans. David Lassen CHICAGO — Improvements ...

Metra’s larger projects are focused on improving 52 stations this year across its lines. Metra, along with its railroad and municipal partners, announced the projects they’ll be taking on ...

Photo: Max Weingardt Train traffic has been halted after a pedestrian was fatally struck by a freight train at the Lake Forest West Metra station Friday afternoon. The Lake Forest Police Department, ...

A Metra UP West train approaches the station at River Forest, Ill., while a UP train waits in the distance. The Surface Transportation Board has set the schedule to address Metra’s request for an ...