Aurora increases parking fees at Metra stations in the city for first time in 10 years

Prices are set to go up from $2 per day or $42 for a monthly pass to $3 per day or $60 for a monthly pass starting in the new year.
Crain's Chicago Business

Metra trains running again after technical issue halted all lines

Gift Article 10 Remaining As a subscriber, you have 10 articles to gift each month. Gifting allows recipients to access the article for free. Inbound and outbound Metra trains are moving again after a ...
ABC 7 Chicago

Metra proposes future budgets, including higher fares, fewer trains without help from state

CHICAGO (WLS) -- As Friday commuters leave for home, the news about Metra's future plans includes higher fares and fewer trains unless there is relief from Springfield. Discussions are ongoing, as ...
Crain's Chicago Business

Metra to test cafe cars with free snacks on select lines

Metra will begin testing its new cafe car prototype on select routes next week. It plans to give free snacks and iced coffees to riders who offer feedback on the service. Workers gutted the second ...
NBC Chicago

See what the new Metra Café Car could look like

Metra unveiled a prototype for their Cafe Car that will rotate across the busiest train lines this fall as the transportation agency asks riders for feedback on the design. The car will debut on Metra ...
CBS News

Metra considers reviving old concept with "café cars"

Next time you hop on Metra, you may not need to stop for that cup of coffee before you board. Metra is considering reviving an old concept with a new flair — a café car. Just about every day, people ...
Daily Herald

Nostalgic for bar cars? Metra may introduce ‘café cars’

Back in the day, Metra riders could fortify themselves after an arduous day at the office in what was known as a bar car. Those havens were gradually decommissioned but some passengers haven’t ...
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STB turns down Metra request for injunction in dispute with UP

WASHINGTON - The Surface Transportation Board has denied Metra's request for a temporary injunction or emergency service order protecting commuter operations on three Union Pacific lines in the ...
Chicago Sun-Times

CTA, Metra and Pace roll out regional day pass for unlimited rides on all three lines

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Railway Age

Metra Awarded $104MM for Station Upgrades, Switchers

More than $104 million in grants from Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning’s (CMAP) Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Improvement (CMAQ) program have been allocated to Metra commuter railroad ...
Chicago Sun-Times

Metra trains delayed at LaGrange Station after truck-freight train crash

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