For years, Metra’s bar cars gave commuters the chance to wind down and enjoy one another’s company after a grueling day at the office. But that changed in 2008 when the commuter transit agency stopped ...

Battery-operated railcars are coming to Metra in a few years, making the commuter railroad among the first in the U.S. to use the new technology. Metra board directors on Wednesday approved a $154 ...

Metra will begin testing its new cafe car prototype on select routes next week. It plans to give free snacks and iced coffees to riders who offer feedback on the service. Workers gutted the second ...

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Commuters faced some delays on Friday morning after a car on the tracks halted Metra MDN trains. According to officials from ...

ROBBINS, Ill. (CBS) -- A car was struck by a Metra train in south suburban Robbins Monday afternoon, right before the start of the afternoon rush. Rock Island District Line train 419, scheduled to ...

LOMBARD, Ill. -- A Metra train crashed into a car on the tracks in Lombard just seconds after the elderly driver was rescued by two good Samaritans and a police officer. WATCH: Raw video of Metra ...

When Sheena Ramirez planned a weekend getaway to Chicago with her family, she expected to enjoy the luxury of a Michigan Avenue hotel stay and take in all the sights of the Magnificent Mile Lights ...

ELMWOOD PARK, Ill. (CBS) -- It's the stuff of nightmares – a car stalls in a railroad crossing, and the driver is forced to run for safety in the bitter cold. It happened not once, but twice Thursday ...

On a Wednesday morning in May, Metra staff and board members gathered at the LaSalle Street Station outside the Chicago Stock Exchange building. Ordinarily, they would have met at the commuter rail ...