Metra will receive more than $104 million in grants for station projects and the purchase of three electric switching ...

After the bill that would have bailed out Chicago area transit agencies failed to clear both chambers of the Illinois General ...

Boxes of merchandise were strewn across the Metra track, and officers were seen throwing them off. Shardaa Gray reports.

Chicago-area transit agencies face a $771 million budget gap. Absent state action, they’re warning about a 40 percent reduction in service and 3,000 layoffs.

Alstom on June 2 announced the opening of its new 135,000-square-foot Plant 4 manufacturing facility in Hornell, N.Y., which ...

Battery-electric trainsets offer many opportunities to achieve operation and energy goals for rail transit, but they require unique designs, operations and emergency response ...

Metra’s base order called for Alstom to manufacture 200 cars in Hornell, with options for up to 300 more. The company also ...

A version of the bill passed in the Senate, sponsored by Sen. Ram Villivalam, D-Chicago. But the House adjourned early Sunday morning without concurring as some of its tax hikes became too ...

Illinois lawmakers failed to pass a bill at session's end on May 31 that would give Chicago-area transit agencies the funding they need to avert an ...

A fire at the Metra Electric Line's 47th Street station in Chicago impacted both Metra Electric line and South Shore commuter trains early Tuesday afternoon. Metra posted on its Web site that ...

While electric outbound trains are back on the move, Metra said the following outbound trains will not operate on Wednesday: #329, #331, #333 and #233. Officials said because of the wire issues ...

Metra Electric trains are facing extensive delays Wednesday evening. Metra reported there were wire issues. The electrical engineering department is working to repair the wires, Metra officials said.