As the Chicagoland region faces what many call a “fiscal cliff” for public transit, the stakes for riders, workers and policymakers are rising. University of Chicago Research Professor Justin Marlowe, ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Metra has resolved a system-wide outage impacting safety technology, and trains are operating with delays on Tuesday evening. A Metra spokesperson said a positive train control outage ...

A widespread issue with Positive Train Control impacted nearly every Metra rail line on Tuesday afternoon. According to Metra’s website, PTC issues temporarily halted all inbound and outbound trains ...

The budget gap looming over the CTA, Metra and Pace next year is about $200 million — much smaller than previously estimated, regional transportation officials said Friday. Significant service cuts ...

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LANSING | There may be $385 billion in funds anticipated for transportation-related projects during the next three decades. But as of now, a proposed commuter railroad line through the southeast ...

Inbound and outbound trains on a busy Metra line Friday were stopped after a freight train derailment, Metra said, with extensive delays anticipated. According a post from the Metra BNSF line, all ...

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy terminated $4 billion in unspent federal funding for California’s high-speed rail project Wednesday, citing around $15 billion spent without a single high-speed ...

Amtrak has revealed the current progress of almost 30 high-speed rail infrastructure projects as part of its July update on the Northeast Corridor. The map shows progress on headline projects like the ...

Metra riders will have to wait until late 2026 for the debut of new railcars with cupholders and outlets, officials said last week. The agency ordered 200 railcars from Alstom in 2021, with the ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Mass transit and union leaders are warning about jobs and service cuts after Illinois lawmakers passed a budget that does not address $770 million budget shortfall for the RTA. The ...

Metra officials on Friday voted to approve price increases on one-way tickets and weekend passes. The changes include a 6 percent increase in one-way fares and weekend rides would increase from $5 to ...