Metra is launching a pilot program for new fare collection technology at the beginning of April.

Metra is testing out new ticket checks at five downtown Chicago stations. Riders will need to have their Ventra or paper ...

Metra officials have announced a pilot program that will explore a dramatic change to the way fares are collected on its trains. According to a press release Thursday, the agency will begin a pilot ...

Metra will launch a pilot program at downtown stations in April that asks riders to show paper tickets or activate those on ...

Beginning Monday, April 6, conductors on select off-peak trains will ask riders at Millennium Station, Union Station, and Ogilvie Transportation Center to show tickets before they even step on board.

CHICAGO (WLS) -- After years of patchwork plans to keep antiquated cars rolling, Metra officials announced Thursday a $2.4 billion plan to overhaul the "rolling stock." Highlights include 367 new ...

Service on two Metra lines serving the southwest suburbs has been halted during the Monday afternoon rush due to a drawbridge malfunction.

It would be tough to find a member of Congress running on a platform of “roads are a waste of tax dollars,” or “bridges can fix themselves.” But while dependable infrastructure is crucial to ...

A donation from Metra to Railroading Heritage of Midwest America (RRHMA) is bringing a historic diesel locomotive to the museum. Metra donated the EMD F40C #11 and it will be preserved at RRHMA as ...

Chicago commuter railroad Metra is donating one of the two remaining historic F40C commuter locomotives to Railroading Heritage of Midwest America. Built in 1974, Metra No. 611 spent its entire ...

Metra announced it will test new a ticket process with riders scanning tickets before boarding, starting April 6.