Now designated as F40PH-3s, these units, features the railroad’s new paint scheme previously applied to F59PHs. Metra awarded Progress Rail Services Corp. the contract in 2015 to rebuild 41 EMD ...

The wrap replicates the locomotive’s original RTA (Regional Transportation Authority) color scheme, since Metra had not yet been created when the first F40PH entered service in Chicago on Sept. 30, ...

South suburban commuters have had the opportunity recently to take a train back to the days of disco. In some cases, they’ve been doing it all along. Metra recently unveiled a new paint job on ...

CHICAGO — Union Pacific is seeking to nearly double track access fees for Metra commuter trains on lines in the Chicago area, ...

Metra has taken over operation of the three Union Pacific lines previously operated by the freight railroad under a Purchase ...

The Metra Board of Directors on Friday approved $154 million for an order of eight two-car sets. The commuter rail agency will be the first in the nation to bring on such technology. "This ...

Donation Options Search Search Search 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 ...

Donation Options Search Search Search Metra’s zero-emission trains will feature low-level boarding and ADA-compliant lifts. Metra Share Metra plans to buy battery-powered trains that could hit ...