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    Below is a list of news releases related to Metra.

    May 14th, 2014

    Metra, UP and local officials break ground on Lombard work

    Project includes pedestrian tunnel, platform canopies and related improvements

    May 12th, 2014

    Metra hires new chief to modernize police department

    28-year decorated veteran of the Illinois State Police

    May 9th, 2014

    Metra team recognized for best safety practices

    AAR honors Metra for safety practices second year in a row

    May 5th, 2014

    Flossmoor Station Renewal Gets Underway

    Platform Replacement Among Upgrades to Station Facility

    May 1st, 2014

    Metra Gears up for Severe Weather with New Anemometers

    New Tool Should Minimize Wind-related Delays on UP and BNSF Lines

    April 1st, 2014

    Metra Board to Meet in DuPage County

    Hoping to promote greater openness and participation in the region’s public transportation planning and governance process, the Metra Board… read more

    March 27th, 2014

    Railroad finance expert to chair Metra Audit Committee

    More reforms come to commuter rail agency

    March 21st, 2014

    Metra Board approves contract for Lombard station work

    The Metra Board of Directors today approved an $8.1 million contract to construct a pedestrian underpass and related improvements at the… read more

    February 24th, 2014

    Metra ridership increases 1.2 percent in 2013

    Metra provided 82.3 million passenger trips last year to commuters in the six-county region, a 1.2 percent increase over 2012 and the fifth… read more

    February 11th, 2014

    Oberman elected chairman of Metra Board of Directors

    The Metra Board of Directors today unanimously elected Martin J. Oberman, a former Chicago alderman with a long career as a leader of the… read more