The federal lawsuit, filed Friday, is the latest development in efforts to transfer operation of Metra’s busy Union Pacific North, Northwest and West lines to the commuter railroad. For decades ...

BNSF recognizes its 2024 Safety Bell Award honorees and partners with Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC) on first-responder ...

With a three-mile rail line donation from Columbia Basin Railroad (CBRW), the Port of Moses Lake in eastern Washington state ...

A change in the operation on three of Metra’s lines is giving the agency an opportunity to rename all 14 lines, and the ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Metra is phasing out the names for some of its lines, and wants to hear from its riders. The commuter rail is phasing out the Union Pacific North, Northwest and West lines. Some new ...

Metra has launched a survey to get feedback on potentially renaming lines to make the system “easier to understand for new ...

Metra, a rail system serving the six-county Chicago area, is seeking public feedback on what riders think about the potential ...

Or switching the Union Pacific North Line to Metra 1 (M1)? Metra is surveying passengers about a potential rebranding to make ...

The Easter Eggspress will be rolling into town on Saturday, April 19. This family-friendly event, hosted by the Chehalis-Centralia Railroad and Museum, invites guests of all ages to hop aboard a ...

Metra will soon assume complete operational control on the Union Pacific North, Union Pacific Northwest and Union ... “Many are named after freight railroads that used to or still operate ...

The survey and community engagement will help Metra to understand how accessible its current system lines are and if there is a need to change line names.