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The Metra Board approved a $1.1b operating budget for 2025 with no planned fare changes. Withing the budget are costs associated with a capacity expansion on Metra’s Electric Line for the Northern Indiana Commuter Transportation District.
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Metra to purchase new, modern seatsCustomer feedback results in additional design enhancements
Read More →The F59PHIs, which were built by the Electro-Motive Division of GM in 1998 and have been rehabbed within the last five years, have similar parts and operating characteristics to Metra’s existing fleet of EMD F40s, some of which are 35 years old and are in need of overhaul.
Read More →The assessment finds Metra to be generally compliant with federal safety regulations, but also directs the commuter railroad to take immediate steps to enhance its safety culture, which is an area of concern, and to better utilize safety technology.
Read More →Albertville, Ala.-based Progress Rail Services Corp. was awarded the contract in 2015 to rebuild 41 EMD F40PH-2 and F40PHM-2 locomotives to “like new” condition.
Read More →In May, the board of directors approved testing several recommendations that emerged from a study of its fare policies.
Read More →The newly created position puts Metra in line with best practices and Federal Transit Administration recommendations and consolidates safety and environmental units under one officer.
Read More →The milestone was reached exactly two months after the app was launched by Metra, the Chicago Transit Authority and Pace.
Read More →The contract was awarded to Railhead Corporation of Burr Ridge, Ill.
Read More →The Metra board recently approved the issuance of an RFP that will ask manufacturers to propose solutions to convert three of Metra’s older F40PH-3 diesel locomotives to zero-emission battery power.
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