The Regional Transit Authority warned that COVID fund running out could lead to at least four of eight CTA train lines could close, as many as 74 of CTA’s 127 bus routes would be eliminated, leading c ...

More than half of Chicago’s bus routes could be eliminated, at least parts of four “L” lines could be shut down and Metra ...

Expanding on a warning issued by Metra’s CEO earlier this month, the Chicago-area Regional Transportation Authority has ...

As seen from CBS Skywatch, the truck remained upright at the scene and did not seem to be seriously damaged. No injuries were ...

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 ...

The inbound Union Pacific North Line train at the Davis Street Metra station in 2024. Credit: Igor Studenkov Thirty years after the Metra line that serves the City of Evanston became known as Union ...

The Metra Electric line is named after the type of locomotive pulling the trains. And its three Union Pacific lines are named after the freight company that will soon no longer operate the line ...

An inbound Union Pacific North Metra train at the Davis Street station late on the night of May 2, 2024. Credit: Igor Studenkov The Evanston Fire Department responded to the Davis Street Metra station ...

A Metra locomotive at the Davis Street station. Evanston Fire Chief Paul Polep say a man died after being struck by a Metra train at the Davis Street station about 11 p.m. Monday. Metra officials said ...

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 ...

Many lines are named after freight railroads that used to or still operate, while others are named for directions, how trains are powered or their location in a historic corridor, according to Metra.