Outbound trains remain stopped near the community due to the collision on the main line involving train #629, according to a service alert on Metra.com.

Metra Union Pacific-Northwest trains are stopped in both directions after an outbound train struck a vehicle near Palatine ...

Chicago's three mass transit agenices have said riders could face 40% service cuts next year without new state funding.

The Regional Transit Authority is calling on state lawmakers to fill the gap to avoid massive cuts that would include the CTA ...

Metra on March 18 detailed its program for the 2025 construction season, covering station, track, road crossing, bridge, and ...

Or switching the Union Pacific North Line to Metra 1 (M1)? Metra is surveying passengers about a potential rebranding to make ...

A Metra train arrives at the LaSalle Street Metra Station. Ashlee Rezin/Sun-Times file Share Metra deserves credit for thinking about renaming each of its 14 commuter rail lines in a bid to help ...

Metra Electric is named for the way the trains are powered. Each line is identified on maps and signs by a different color. Commuters wait to board an inbound Union Pacific Northwest Metra train ...

How Metra named its 14 suburban commuter rail lines made little sense. Its two “Milwaukee” lines don’t go to the Wisconsin city — and are instead named after the Milwaukee Road the lines ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Metra is phasing out the names for some of its lines, and wants to hear from its riders. The commuter rail is phasing out the Union Pacific North, Northwest and West lines.

Passengers walk toward their Metra train at Union Station last year. Tyler Pasciak LaRiviere/Sun-Times Share How Metra named its 14 suburban commuter rail lines made little sense. Its two “Milwa ...