STB turns down Metra request to set terms for operation on UP lines
WASHINGTON — The Surface Transportation Board has turned down Metra’s request for the board to set conditions and compensation for…
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WASHINGTON — The Surface Transportation Board has turned down Metra’s request for the board to set conditions and compensation for…
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CHICAGO RIDGE, Ill. — Metra SouthWest Service trains are back in operation today (Thursday, Feb. 12) following a Wednesday freight…
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CHICAGO RIDGE, Ill. — Metra has canceled all operations on its SouthWest Service today (Feb. 11, 2026) following a freight…
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CHICAGO — A minor Amtrak derailment Sunday night is continuing to lead to delays for some Metra service into and…
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CHICAGO — Metra will reduce operations on all routes on Friday, Jan.23, because of the severe cold forecast for the…
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LIBERTYVILLE, Ill. — A man found dead along Metra’s Milwaukee North line last week apparently died when he fell off…
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Rail transit had quite a year in the U.S. … and not in a particularly good way. Financial, equipment, and…
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WASHINGTON — Union Pacific misused confidential materials from ongoing negotiations in its most recent Surface Transportation Board filing on the…
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CHICAGO — Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker on Tuesday (Dec. 16) signed into law the legislation providing $1.5 billion in new…
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WASHINGTON — Union Pacific has asked the Surface Transportation Board to deny Metra’s request that the board settle the terms…
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CHICAGO — For the first time in six years, the Operation North Pole train for seriously and terminally ill children…
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CHICAGO — Metra will open an online merchandise store on Wednesday, Dec. 10, offering Metra-branded merchandise such as replica station…
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