Commuter operator Metra says it is considering the rarely used option of outside financing to address its increasingly urgent need to replace aging bridges. Metra owns 446 of the 926 bridges on its ...

Metra may leverage low-interest federal loans to replace or repair some of its oldest bridges. At a Wednesday meeting, board ...

The commuter rail agency is seeking $230 million from the federal Railroad Rehabilitation & Improvement Financing program to pay for replacing 17 bridges in the Chicago area.

The clock is ticking for transit agencies facing a crater-sized budget hole, Metra Executive Director Jim Derwinski warned at ...

Chicago's Regional Transportation Authority released a plan calling for $1.5 billion in operating funding from state and ...

Video obtained by FOX 32 Chicago showed flames coming from a Metra train Monday evening, causing significant delays.

Video obtained by FOX 32 Chicago showed flames coming from a Metra train Monday evening, causing significant delays.

The Davis Street Metra station in downtown Evanston is scheduled to get some improvements — but it will be at least a year before riders see any of them.

Don’t kill the messenger is a concept that dates as far back as Shakespeare and Sophocles. But what happens when good ...

Jen Sabella, the Director of Strategy and co-founder of Block Club Chicago, joins Bob Sirott to share the latest Chicago neighborhood stories. She provides details on: ‘Duey Juice’ Rum Cocktails ...

A look back at the top rail industry trends of 2024, focused on ESG deals including the development of hydrogen fleets.

COVID-19 money was supposed to go to one-time expenses, not to adding positions and programs that would continue long after ...