Metra is having “great luck” with its fleet of SD70MACH locomotives, Chief Operating Officer Kevin McCann told the Sandhouse ...

One person was killed and three others injured after a Metra Electric train hit an SUV in the South Chicago neighborhood Wednesday morning, Metra said. The crash occurred at about 12:30 a.m. on ...

A Chicago man is facing drunk driving and reckless homicide charges, after he allegedly drove around railroad warning gates, causing a deadly crash with a Metra Electric train last week.

Metra on Monday acknowledged the confusion and began a public outreach effort that could potentially rename all of its lines ...

Metra has begun a rider survey over renaming its lines from their current names — which largely are derived from their ...

Metra Electric is named for the way the trains are powered. Each line is identified on maps and signs by a different color. Commuters wait to board an inbound Union Pacific Northwest Metra train ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- A 19-year-old was charged in the death of his own passenger after allegedly striking a Metra Electric train last week. The deadly crash happened last Wednesday at about 12:30 a.m ...

A northbound Metra Electric line train hit an SUV around 12:30 a.m. Wednesday at the crossing near 87th and Baltimore. Four people were in the SUV at the time. One person was killed, and three ...

A Chicago man was charged with reckless homicide in a crash with a South Chicago Metra Electric Line train on Feb. 12, 2025. Sun-Times file Share Moises Perez Metra An SUV driver was charged with ...