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Completes 2010's 160-car purchase to outfit the line with a completely new and modern fleet.
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The work includes an $8.1 million contract for a new pedestrian tunnel, retaining walls, ADA ramps, stairways, platform shelters, canopies over both inbound and outbound platforms, landscaping and other ancillary items for the station.
Read More →A portion of the work is being performed by Metra’s in-house crews, who are dispatched to make repairs to stations and carry out other smaller jobs, as well as contracted construction firms for larger-scale projects.
Read More →The railcars began serving customers on the Illinois Central, now the Metra Electric Line, on May 31, 1971. Federal funds covered two-thirds of the $40 million cost and the IC paid the rest.
Read More →Events will be held across the six-county region to raise awarenesss about train and grade crossing safety.
Read More →Effective immediately, onboard personnel who see anyone attempting to board a Metra train with a hoverboard in their possession will require that person to exit the train.
Read More →The program aims to rehabilitate 176 cars with features such as doors with sensitive edges, new LED signs and wheelchair lifts.
Read More →The agecny is asking for all passengers to cooperate and take responsibility for their own actions.
Read More →To further enhance the agency’s customer connectivity options, Metra will also be installing free Wi-Fi in the waiting areas of downtown stations within 45 days, and it recently announced plans to test Wi-Fi on 11 cars systemwide before January 2016.
Read More →Employees will be at one of the commuter railroad’s 242 stations during the morning commute, distributing educational materials about train and grade crossing safety.
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