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Metra donates F40C locomotive to Illinois Railway Museum
Metra has donated F40C No. 614, one of just two such surviving locomotives, to the Illinois Railway Museum. IRM says in a ...
Extreme cold and pedestrian hit by train cause delays for four Metra lines
A pedestrian was hit by a freight train near the Metra station in Winfield, Illinois on Tuesday morning. Metra officials said inbound and outbound train movement remains after the crash involving ...
Metra station on Rock Island Line to get $9 million upgrade
Metra’s board of directors gave their approval Wednesday to a nearly $9 million plan to completely renovate the 115th ...
Metra approves $8.7M renovation contract for Morgan Park station
The Metra board of directors approved an $8.7 million contract Wednesday to IHC Construction Companies LLC to renovate the ...
Freight train derails, several rail cars tipped over in Cicero, Illinois
There have been no reports of injuries, and Metra said it's not expected to impact service on the BNSF commuter line, which ...
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UP says Metra will take over commuter operations in April
The slow-moving process transferring operations of three Metra commuter lines from Union Pacific to the commuter operator is ...
Metra Union Pacific West train strikes person walking too close to tracks in Winfield
The person was struck by inbound train No. 26 about 7:40 a.m. Tuesday, an official said. The train, which was stopping at the ...
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Transit Briefs: Metra, LACMTA, VIA Rail
Chicago’s Metra selects STV to support its procurement of new battery-electric, single-level trainsets. Also, Los Angeles ...