Trains2d
Metra could face 40% service cuts under ‘fiscal cliff’
For most of Wednesday’s annual presentation to Northwestern University’s Sandhouse Rail Group, representatives of Metra and ...
Daily Herald2d
All aboard the M1? Metra considers renaming train lines
Or switching the Union Pacific North Line to Metra 1 (M1)? Metra is surveying passengers about a potential rebranding to make ...
Evanston RoundTable3d
Metra to change name of Union Pacific North Line, consider systemwide changes
The inbound Union Pacific North Line train at the Davis Street Metra station in 2024. Thirty years after the Metra line that ...
Trains4d
Metra considering renaming of commuter rail lines
Metra has begun a rider survey over renaming its lines from their current names — which largely are derived from their ...
Railway Age4d
Metra to STB: Ensure Passenger Service on UP Lines ‘Continues Uninterrupted’
Union Pacific (UP) has placed Metra’s regional/commuter rail service in Chicagoland “at risk by demanding” that it pay ...
Capitol News Illinois8d
Lawmakers grill mass transit leaders as clock ticks toward funding ‘cliff’
Lawmakers debate mass transit reforms as Chicago-area agencies face a $771M funding gap, pushing for oversight and ...
REJournals10d
Women in Construction Week 2025: A look at four leaders from Chicago’s Leopardo
Women in Construction Week began March 2. The goal? To honor those women who are making an impact in the commercial and ...
QC lawmakers say progress is being made on passenger rail project
MOLINE, Ill — Quad Cities lawmakers reaffirmed their commitment to bringing passenger rail to the area Monday afternoon. It ...
The Quad-City Times11d
Quad-Cities officials: No bail out for Chicago transit without passenger rail to Moline
Cities' official have provided another update on Moline's passenger rail situation, including possible alternatives to using ...
nepm14d
Daring train thieves target BNSF Railway, stealing $2M worth of Nike and other goods
Authorities say train burglaries have increased over the past two years, specifically targeting BNSF (Burlington Northern Santa Fe) Railway trains. The latest wave of robberies was first reported by ...