A new Metra station in Edgewater is set to open after a decade of talk and more than 2.5 years of construction. The Peterson/Ridge station, on the Union Pacific North Line, is expected to open May 20.

Metra BNSF trains are running with delays after a vehicle was hit by an Amtrak train Tuesday evening in Brookfield, Illinois.

Metra is hosting a Toys for Tots holiday drive at downtown stations on Tuesday. LaSalle Street Station – 414 S. LaSalle St.

Construction on Metra’s Electric line will reshuffle station closures for riders in the Chatham, Roseland and Pullman neighborhoods, as construction continues along the line through the city’s South ...

LISLE, Ill. (WLS) -- A body was found at a west suburban Metra station early Friday morning, briefly affecting train service. A Metra spokeswoman said Metra police were called to the Lisle Metra ...

Except for St. Patrick’s Day parade trips, you don’t often hear spontaneous merrymaking on Metra trains. But when the agency debuted a prototype café car with free refreshments this fall, ...

The Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) reaches a tentative contract agreement with Transport Workers ...

Metra will open an online merchandise store on Wednesday, Dec. 10, offering Metra-branded merchandise such as replica station ...

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What to give the railfan who has everything? How about a Metra clock? Or a Metra body pillow? Those items and many others ...