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Reform bill aims to tighten transit agency scrutiny

December 23, 2018 at 6:05 p.m.

Spurred by the uproar over the potential $871,000 severance payout awarded last summer to ousted Metra CEO Alex Clifford, state lawmakers have approved a measure requiring tighter scrutiny over future...

Feds to conduct safety assessment after ‘scary’ Metra rides

May 21, 2019 at 11:07 a.m.

The nation's top railroad official has ordered an investigation of Metra after three incidents over a 10-day span — two in which engineers allegedly were speeding and a third involving...

Feds to conduct safety assessment after ‘scary’ Metra rides

August 25, 2021 at 12:33 a.m.

The nation's top railroad official has ordered an investigation of Metra after three incidents over a 10-day span — two in which engineers allegedly were speeding and a third involving...

A Metra train heads northwest at Clinton Street between Kinzie and Fulton streets on March 24.

Metra removes 2 engineers from duty as it probes ‘scary’ Rock Island rides

May 21, 2019 at 10:48 a.m.

Metra has removed two engineers from duty after two recent incidents on the Rock Island Line in which passengers reported being alarmed when their trains suddenly tilted precariously, the commuter...

Area poorly prepared for crude-oil train fires

December 23, 2018 at 5:57 p.m.

Few Chicago-area fire departments have enough firefighting foam and equipment to respond effectively to the roaring infernos seen near Rockford and elsewhere in recent years when multiple railroad tank cars...

Morning commuters brave the new wave of below zero temperatures waiting for their inbound Metra train at the Downers Grove Main Street station, Monday, Jan. 27, 2014 in Downers Grove. This is BNSF line.

After rough winter, Metra announces upgrades to email alerts

May 21, 2019 at 10:10 a.m.

Responding to complaints about poor communication regarding delays and cancellations this winter, Metra today launched a new way for riders to choose when to receive email alerts about train service.Customers...

Two locomotives break down within hour on Metra line

May 21, 2019 at 10:04 a.m.

Metra has apologized to customers for two locomotive breakdowns that caused hundreds of passengers on the UP Northwest line to be stuck on board trains for up to three hours....

Metra apologizes for locomotive breakdowns

December 23, 2018 at 5:53 p.m.

Metra apologized to customers today for two locomotive breakdowns that caused hundreds of passengers on the UP Northwest line to be stuck on board trains for up to three hours....

New Metra police chief ready for his ‘mission’

May 21, 2019 at 9:34 a.m.

Metra's new chief of police says he will bring over 14 years of command experience at the Illinois State Police to the task of reforming an embattled department criticized for...

New Metra police chief ready for his ‘mission’

December 23, 2018 at 5:47 p.m.

Metra's new chief of police says he will bring over 14 years of command experience at the Illinois State Police to the task of reforming an embattled department criticized for...

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