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    Below is a list of news releases related to Metra.

    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

    October 6th, 2020

    Metra proposes 2021 budget with no service cuts – for now

    Metra today proposed a 2021 operating budget of $700 million that does not call for any fare increases or service cuts from present levels… read more

    October 6th, 2020

    Ticket sales to end on white-icon version of Ventra app on Oct. 16

     Metra customers who use the Ventra mobile app will no longer be able to purchase tickets on the prior version – which has a white icon –… read more

    September 30th, 2020

    Metra celebrates Rock Island shops expansion

    Metra joined with elected officials today to celebrate the completion of a $32.5 million project to renovate and expand its 47th/49th… read more