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 once used.

Metra is considering renaming its lines in the Chicago area. The rail agency has released a survey to gauge public feedback on the potential changes, saying it aims to "make the system easier to ...

The commuter rail agency is adding four late-day train trips on weekdays and 18 more train trips on weekends on the Rock ...

Beginning next month Metra will increase service to numerous stops along its Electric Line, which provides service to the ...

CHICAGO (WGN) — A change in the operation on three of Metra’s lines has given the agency an opportunity to rename all lines, and the public has a chance to weigh in. Metra will soon assume complete ...

Metra trains were at a standstill on three commuter lines for part of Monday morning, with service on two of them starting to resume by around 10 a.m., according to an agency spokeswoman. Services on ...

A widespread issue with Positive Train Control impacted nearly every Metra rail line on Tuesday afternoon. According to Metra’s website, PTC issues temporarily halted all inbound and outbound trains ...

Instead of the BNSF Line, how about West 3 (W3)? Or switching the Union Pacific North Line to Metra 1 (M1)? Metra is surveying passengers about a potential rebranding to make train lines easier to ...

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Metra is considering renaming all of its lines, as the rail agency prepares to take over operation of three Union Pacific routes. But before the takeover goes into effect, Metra and Union Pacific must ...

Several trains on the Milwaukee District North, Milwaukee District West and North Central Service Metra lines were stopped or canceled Monday afternoon. The trains were all stopped near Western Avenue ...