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    Below is a list of news releases related to Metra.

    November 2nd, 2017

    Lab critical to Metra’s PTC efforts

    In a small room at Metra’s Consolidated Control Facility, a group of Metra Engineering Department employees and consultants monitor an… read more

    October 27th, 2017

    Rolling on Air: Maintaining Metra's Air Valves

    A piece of metal the size of a pencil eraser is all it takes to bring a train to a screeching halt. The air braking system on a train is… read more

    October 13th, 2017

    Metra Powerhouse: The F40C

    If you’re a passenger on the Milwaukee District North, Milwaukee District West, or North Central Service lines, you may have seen two… read more

    October 6th, 2017

    Fare increase, service trim in proposed 2018 budget

    Metra has proposed a 2018 operating budget of $797.2 million that includes fare increases and, for the first time, cuts in service in order… read more

    October 2nd, 2017

    Metra History: Curious Station Names

    Metra can take you to Mars, no special spacesuit necessary. OK. So it’s probably not the Mars you imagined. The terrain isn’t rocky or red… read more

    September 15th, 2017

    Metra’s Nicole McGann honored in 40 under 40 list

    Mass Transit Magazine has honored Metra’s very own Nicole McGann, Manager of Safety Reporting and Risk Reduction, as one of the industry’s… read more

    September 15th, 2017

    40th Anniversary Locomotive Wrap

    A surprise from 1977 has hit the rails. Metra on Thursday unveiled a special locomotive wrap on one of its F40PH locomotives to… read more

    September 14th, 2017

    Metra F40PH locomotives mark 40 years of service

    Metra unveiled a special locomotive wrap on one of its F40PH locomotives today, commemorating 40 years of continuous passenger service for… read more

    September 13th, 2017

    Metra seeks input on strategic plan draft

    Metra staff today unveiled a draft of its first-ever comprehensive strategic plan and invited its Board of Directors, customers,… read more

    September 13th, 2017

    Metra Board awards contract for Fox River bridge

    Metra’s Board of Directors today approved a $21.6 million contract to replace a 136-year-old bridge over the Fox River along the Milwaukee… read more