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

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

More than 1,400 riders had advice for the newly formed Northern Illinois Transit Authority, which will oversee the Chicago ...

Metra is about to change how some downtown riders get on their trains, and it starts right at the door. Beginning Monday, April 6, conductors on select off-peak trains will ask riders at Millennium ...

Metra said the pedestrian was struck and killed by a train that was on its way to Antioch.

The goal of the pilot is to test the speed, functionality and durability of new handheld devices to scan Ventra and paper tickets.

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 ...

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

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.