Metra serves more than 100 communities with 243 stations on 11 lines running from Chicago’s downtown. Click on ouronline system mapto see route and station locations. When do the trains run? All Metra train schedules can be foundhere. Schedules also can be accessed through our online train ...
Welcome to Metra, the commuter rail system serving the Chicago area. Metra has 11 lines with 243 stations radiating from downtown Chicago to the six-county area of northeast Illinois. Trains run frequently during rush hour and about every hour during off-peak times. This New Riders Guide will...
CHICAGO (CBS) --Metra has installed eight new wind gauges along three of its commuter rail lines, hoping to minimize delays during severe storms. WBBM Newsradio's John Cody reports the devices, called anemometers, have been installed on the Union Pacific/North, UP/Northwest, and UP/West l...
You Can Now Load Your Bike on Select Chicago Metra Lines
Things to do Suburbs Photograph: Courtesy The Forge: Lemont Quarries Heritage Corridor, Lemont station Walking time from station: About 15 minutes Multiple ziplines, climbing walls, a mountain bike course, hiking trails and more await you atThe Forge: Lemont Quarries, a 300-acre recreation area ...
(checks only) and final headcount must be received a minimum of 14 days in advance of your trip. Changes to the headcount cannot be accommodated. Checks must be payable to Metra-Group Travel and mailed to Metra’s Passenger Services Department at 547 W. Jackson Blvd – 10th Floor, Chicago...
Make Metra your ride to the Bank of America Chicago Marathon Metra will offer extra early morning inbound and midafternoon outbound trains on three of its lines for runners and spectators going to the… read more October 2nd, 2024 Metra BNSF Line railcars decorated to promote Aurora’s new ...
The Milwaukee West and Milwaukee North lines, which date from the 1870s, are Chicago area remnants of the once-mighty Milwaukee Road, which had a long and storied history that ended in bankruptcy in 1980. At that point, the RTA started operating service
CHICAGO (CBS) –Metra held a board meeting Wednesday to address the looming threat of a railroad worker strike. If the strike happens, nine of Metra's 11 lines could be halted Friday. Both BNSF Railway and Union Pacific Railroad - which own and operate the lines - have said they will be...
In celebration of the Chicago-area transit agency's 40th birthday on June 8, free weekend rides will be offered byMetra, with riders having the opportunity to check out a brand new museum car as well. In addition to free rides being offered on all 11Metra linesboth Saturday and...