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

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

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

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

A Metra train hit and killed a pedestrian on Chicago’s West Side on Monday afternoon, which is expected to cause delays for ...

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

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 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 advised commuters on its North Central Service to brace for “extensive” delays after a train struck a pedestrian on Chicago’s Northwest Side during the Monday afternoon rush hour. Inbound and ...

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

All inbound and outbound Metra North Central Service trains are stopped near River Grove after a pedestrian was struck by a train Monday afternoon.