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    Below is a list of news releases related to Metra.

    March 16th, 2017

    How Metra computes on-time performance and schedules trains

    While safety will always be Metra’s highest priority, on-time performance is a close second. We understand that our customers expect the… read more

    March 16th, 2017

    VIDEO: Watch Metra and Union Pacific crews replace a switch

    March 16th, 2017

    Rehab program has many benefits

    We could dazzle you with all the passenger improvements we’ve added to our newly rehabbed railcars.We could point out that the passenger… read more

    March 16th, 2017

    That’s a switch

    Every day, thousands of Metra riders zip past a nondescript tower near Grand and Western in Chicago without realizing the crucial role it… read more

    March 16th, 2017

    What's that strange car on the tracks?

    Three men sit in the front of the rail car, back-lit silhouettes facing a large window, the rails spread before them like ribbons as the… read more

    March 16th, 2017

    GPS Center is at the heart of Metra

    The Metra GPS Center occupies a wing of our headquarters building, kitty-corner from Union Station. It’s on a high floor but the view’s not… read more

    March 16th, 2017

    Safety comes first at Metra

    It’s early. You arrive at your station and hustle to the platform all caught up in your morning routine, running through your mental “to do… read more

    March 16th, 2017

    The way to really tie

    The parade begins just after rush hour. A series of yellow contraptions slowly rolls down the tracks. They look like something Dr. Seuss… read more

    March 16th, 2017

    The things that end up in Lost and Found

    Lose something on the train? Maybe it’s in one of our Lost and Found offices. Lots of phones, but also urns, prosthetics and other… read more

    March 16th, 2017

    Metra Police Department serves and protects

         “The primary mission of the Metra Police Department shall be to safeguard the lives of Metra commuters, its… read more