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    Below is a list of news releases related to Metra.

    October 29th, 2021

    BNSF schedule changes Nov. 6-7 due to construction

    Several inbound and outbound BNSF Line trains will be cancelled or delayed on Saturday, Nov. 6, and Sunday, Nov. 7, due to the construction… read more

    October 13th, 2021

    Proposed 2022 budget includes new day pass, no fare increase

    Metra today proposed a $900 million operating budget for 2022 that makes conservative assumptions about ridership growth but funds the… read more

    October 13th, 2021

    Metra OKs contract to rehab Blue Island Vermont St. Station

    The Metra Board of Directors today approved a $3.1 million contract to renovate the historic Blue Island Vermont Street Station on the Rock… read more

    October 7th, 2021

    Metra to run extra train after White Sox playoff game

    Metra will run an extra outbound train on the Rock Island Line following Game Three of the American League playoffs between the Chicago… read more

    September 30th, 2021

    Metra starts work to rebuild Grayland Station, replace bridge over Milwaukee Ave.

    Metra and local officials, including Metra Chair Romayne C. Brown and Ald. James Gardiner (45th), today broke ground on a $36.1 million… read more

    September 22nd, 2021

    Metra Police save man from jumping off bridge

      Two Metra Police officers prevented a despondent man from jumping off a bridge into a railyard, a dramatic incident that was… read more

    September 15th, 2021

    BNSF rail tie project this weekend

    It’s going to be a busy weekend on Metra’s BNSF Line to Aurora with a nighttime tie replacement project and with some trains making extra… read more

    September 14th, 2021

    Pedestrian bridge work to impact Metra Electric and South Shore lines this weekend

    Construction of a pedestrian bridge at 43rd Street in Chicago will shut down a portion of the Metra Electric Line this weekend, Sept. 18-19… read more

    September 3rd, 2021

    Schedule changes for three UP lines on Sept. 13

    Metra will be adjusting schedules on the three Union Pacific lines beginning Monday, Sept. 13. This is the second round of schedule… read more

    August 30th, 2021

    Metra adjusting Rock Island and NCS schedules Sept. 7

    Metra will be adjusting schedules on two of its lines beginning Tuesday, Sept. 7 as many riders begin to return to the office on a regular… read more