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    Below is a list of news releases related to Metra.

    January 3rd, 2011

    Quiet Cars To Start January 10th

    On January 10, 2011, the first and last cars of Rock Island trains will go quiet in rush hour – or quieter, anyway. That’s the day Metra… read more

    October 15th, 2010

    Metra Board Approves Release of 2011 Budget

    The Metra Board of Directors today approved the release of the agency’s proposed 2011 Program and Budget book for public hearing and… read more

    April 14th, 2010

    Metra BNSF Stone Ave. Station Construction

    On Monday, April 19, construction will begin on the western half of the inbound and outbound platforms at the Stone Avenue Station.… read more

    March 2nd, 2010

    On the Bi-Level celebrates its 25th anniversary

    What is the “most outrageous letter” ever published in Metra’s on-board newsletter? Why did one rider use its pages to thank a woman who… read more

    January 11th, 2010

    Expanded Elburn Parking Lot Opens

    Metra officials, U.S. Rep. Bill Foster, Elburn Village President Dave Anderson and other community leaders marked the opening of expanded… read more

    September 28th, 2009

    Stimulus Dollars Used to Rebuild Winnetka Metra Station

    Metra officials joined with Winnetka President Jessica Tucker and other local officials on Monday to break ground on the reconstruction and… read more