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    Below is a list of news releases related to Metra.

    September 12th, 2018

    No Metra fare increase in 2019

    Metra will not raise fares in 2019 and will spend the year highlighting the need for more public aid and sounding the alarm about the… read more

    August 31st, 2018

    Nickel Plate 765 returns to Metra Rock Island tracks

    You first hear the whistle, a throaty bellow like a tornado heard through a long pipe, and over the tops of trees, you see the trail of ash… read more

    August 20th, 2018

    Glencoe ticket office to close October 11

    Due to declining on-site ticket sales at the Glencoe Station on the UP North Line, Metra today announced that Union Pacific Railroad will… read more

    August 10th, 2018

    A Ride Aboard the Geometry Car

      The computerized voice states the word so calmly it doesn’t sound like there’s cause for concern. “Defect. Defect.” Despite… read more

    July 18th, 2018

    Metra to open railcar procurement to alternative car designs

    Metra is reissuing its request for proposals (RFP) for new railcars and opening it up to alternative car designs after it received only one… read more

    July 9th, 2018

    Fare zone pilot programs begin July 15

    Metra on July 15 will begin two yearlong test programs that it hopes will attract new riders by lowering fares from some of its stations… read more

    May 25th, 2018

    The Art of Trains

    When a young Andy Fletcher first saw a Burlington Northern train being pushed through Morias Pass in Glacier National Park, he was hooked.… read more

    May 8th, 2018

    Rock Island Beverly Branch to shut down May 19-20 for tie replacement project

    Metra officials announced today that service on the Beverly Branch of the Rock Island Line will be shut down for one weekend in May while… read more

    May 7th, 2018

    Safety contest winners announced

    The votes have been tallied and Metra today announced the news that school-age children across the region have been waiting for – the names… read more

    May 1st, 2018

    Metra breaks ground on Rock Island rehab shop expansion

    Metra officials joined U.S. Rep. Dan Lipinski today at the groundbreaking for a $29.4 million renovation and expansion of the mechanical… read more