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    Below is a list of news releases related to Metra.

    April 23rd, 2018

    Clarendon Hills ticket office to close May 7

    Due to declining on-site ticket sales at its Clarendon Hills Station on the BNSF Line, Metra today announced that BNSF Railway will no… read more

    April 20th, 2018

    Tie Replacement Takes Over the J-Line

      A curious parade has taken the place of train service on the Milwaukee District North Line. On the northernmost part of the… read more

    April 18th, 2018

    Board approves contract to renovate Cary Station

    The Metra Board of Directors today approved a $2.4 million contract to renovate the Cary Station on the UP Northwest Line.Chicago-based… read more

    April 17th, 2018

    Metra launches 2018 construction program

    Metra and its railroad and municipal partners today announced a comprehensive list of construction projects planned for 2018. In addition… read more

    March 21st, 2018

    Board approves contract to upgrade Rock Island rehab shops

    The Metra Board of Directors today approved a $29.4 million contract for the renovation and expansion of the mechanical shops that house… read more

    March 8th, 2018

    Women of Metra: Celebrating International Women's Day

    Nicole Jefferson woke up 20 years into her career as a Metra Electric clerk in need of change.  “My daughter was off to school and I said… read more

    February 23rd, 2018

    Fighting with Fire: Switch Heaters at A-2

    Snowstorms and winter weather affect more than the road conditions in the Chicagoland area; they affect the railroad, too. One particular… read more

    February 21st, 2018

    Metra moves to buy newer engines

    The Metra Board of Directors today approved the purchase of up to 21 used F59PHI locomotives for $1.3 million each, allowing Metra to… read more

    January 26th, 2018

    Meet Jim Derwinski, Metra's New CEO/Executive Director

    In the weeks since he officially became Metra’s CEO/Executive Director, Jim Derwinski has devoted some of his time to getting to know the… read more

    January 12th, 2018

    Metra Makeover: Designing Locomotive 425

    Surprising your outgoing CEO with a locomotive outfitted in a vintage paint job in his honor requires a 12-pack of colored pencils, one… read more