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    Below is a list of news releases related to Metra.

    December 17th, 2020

    Schedule changes on MD-N, MD-W, NCS and Metra Electric on Jan. 11

    Metra will be making changes to the weekday schedules on the Milwaukee District North and West, the North Central Service and the Metra… read more

    December 14th, 2020

    Suspect charged in rifle shooting incident at McCormick Place

     A Chicago man was charged tonight with three felonies for allegedly firing a rifle from the platform of the McCormick Place Station… read more

    December 10th, 2020

    Metra adds second Bike Car on MD-N Line

    Metra is introducing a second Bike Car on the Milwaukee District North Line, which will allow it to offer the amenity on more weekday… read more

    November 13th, 2020

    Metra Board OKs pact with Cook County to improve transit in South Cook

    The Metra Board of Directors today backed a Cook County initiative to improve transit service on the South Side of Chicago and in the south… read more

    November 13th, 2020

    Metra Board approves 2021 budget

    The Metra Board today approved the agency’s 2021 operating budget. Although its $700 million operating budget for next year does not call… read more

    November 13th, 2020

    Elgin firm awarded $27 million contract for bridge project

    The Metra Board of Directors today approved a $27 million contract to replace a 121-year-old bridge and repair two others along the… read more

    November 11th, 2020

    Metra Engineer Ty Hughes Reflects on 25 years in the U.S. Coast Guard

    Ty Hughes was on patrol in the Gulf of Mexico when the crew spotted flames and black smoke billowing from a fishing trawler nearby. Hughes… read more

    November 5th, 2020

    Metra debuts Bike Car on MD-N Line

    Metra on Saturday, Nov. 7, will introduce its first Bike Car, answering the call from bike enthusiasts to have more room for bicycles on… read more

    October 14th, 2020

    Metra sues UP for breach of contract

    Metra today sued Union Pacific Railroad for breach of contract, accusing the freight railroad of severely damaging Metra’s bottom line,… read more

    October 6th, 2020

    Locomotive 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