Body Welcome to our archive of stories taking you behind the scenes at My Metra. These include features about our riders, workers, system, equipment, policies, procedures and much more! Sort by Sort by publication date Order AscDesc October 6th, 2020Locomotive 90 honors legacy of Chicago & North Western Designing a heritage locomotive isn’t about recreating the past but honoring and preserving history while merging it with the new. Perhaps… read more August 7th, 2020Improving Reliability through Technology on the Metra ElectricThe Metra Electric Line is getting a major upgrade, but most customers will never know it. That’s because the new system works to prevent… read more June 5th, 2020Deep Cleaning in the Elgin Coach YardMetra is honored to be home to so many dedicated and innovative employees across all departments. When confronted with a problem, they take… read more April 21st, 2020Metra Honors State of Illinois with Locomotive 402(Photo by Dan Marinellie) Locomotive 402’s journey through Metra’s in-house rehab program could be described as fate. The MP36-3S… read more October 18th, 2019Heritage Locomotive Honors Advent of Diesel Era on the BNSF The mysterious locomotive had sat undisturbed at the shop long enough. It arrived at the BNSF Railway’s 14th Street shop from Georgia a… read more September 18th, 2019Metra Launches Switch Pilot to Cut Delays Hundreds of switches line Metra’s railroad network. Most of the time, they work seamlessly to guide trains from one track to… read more May 10th, 2019A Night at Track 19Like in any job, the life of a railroader has its ups and downs. While some days are routine within the glasshouse at Track 19, Metra’s hub… read more April 19th, 2019Right Place, Right Grind: Rail Grinding with Metra Engineering The rain started lightly, a few cold drops plopping onto hard hats and orange reflective vests inconspicuously from the dark… read more April 5th, 2019How Metra Schedules Are Made Metra has changed the schedules for 10 of its 11 lines in the past three years alone. Those schedule changes range from minor… read more March 15th, 2019When the going gets tough: restoring the Metra ElectricWhen the polar vortex came roaring into the Chicago region in late January, bringing the coldest temperatures the region had experienced in… read more Pagination You're on Page 1 Next page ››