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 November 21st, 2017Welcome Home, Locomotive 194A parade of locomotives rolling from Georgia to Chicago continues. Earlier this month, Metra received the first of 30 rehabilitated… read more November 2nd, 2017Lab critical to Metra’s PTC effortsIn a small room at Metra’s Consolidated Control Facility, a group of Metra Engineering Department employees and consultants monitor an… read more October 27th, 2017Rolling on Air: Maintaining Metra's Air ValvesA 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, 2017Metra Powerhouse: The F40CIf 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 2nd, 2017Metra History: Curious Station NamesMetra 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, 201740th Anniversary Locomotive WrapA surprise from 1977 has hit the rails. Metra on Thursday unveiled a special locomotive wrap on one of its F40PH locomotives to… read more August 18th, 2017Repairing Railcar Door Motors at Western Ave.Tucked in the corner of the bathroom and beneath the stairs in every Metra car sits a small piece of machinery that enables all Metra… read more March 31st, 2017Wheel Fun at Metra's Western Avenue ShopIn the battle between a steel train wheel and a pile of leaves, the winner is not as clear-cut as it might seem. Leaves could cause a set… read more March 16th, 2017How Metra computes on-time performance and schedules trainsWhile 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, 2017VIDEO: Watch Metra and Union Pacific crews replace a switch Pagination Previous page ‹‹ You're on Page 3 Next page ››