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Note: The UP North Holiday Train is now sold out. Happy Holidays!
Beginning Monday, Nov. 27, Metra will be making minor changes to the schedules of three trains on its Rock Island Line to Joliet.
The Metra Board of Directors today approved a $1.1 billion operating budget for 2024 that includes a major revision to the agency’s fare structure and a new mix of fare products.
Metra Police Officers successfully prevented a man from taking his own life this past Saturday in Blue Island.
The 103rd Street/Rosemoor Station on the Metra Electric Line will close on Nov. 20 for a full reconstruction that will include making it accessible to persons with disabilities.
Milwaukee Avenue will remain closed at Kilbourn Avenue until June 2024 as part of Metra’s project to replace the bridge over the roadway and rebuild the nearby Grayland Station.
Metra will receive the largest discretionary grant in its history – a $169.3 million federal Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Improvement (CMAQ) grant – to buy battery-powered, zero-emission t
Metra today unveiled a $1.1 billion operating budget for 2024 that includes a major revision to its fare structure and a new mix of fare products.
Metra and local officials today officially dedicated the new Ravenswood Station on the Union Pacific North Line, following the recent opening of the rebuilt inbound side of the facility.
BNSF will not stop at the Westmont Station on Saturday, Aug. 26 or Sunday, Aug. 27 due to scheduled track work at the station and the adjacent Cass Avenue crossing.

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