Metra Electric District Line customers may feel more at ease this summer with the installation of high-definition video surveillance cameras at nine stations.The installation is the first step in ...

CHICAGO (CBS) --It's a big day for riders of Metra's Electric District.The commuter rail agency Friday retires the last of the bi-level Highliners built without toilets in the early 1970s for the ...

On February 1, University of Chicago students and employees riding the Metra Electric District line may notice changes to their ride fares. Under a plan announced in October, Chicagoland’s Metra ...

Metra is starting small with a one-car, 11-camera test on its Electric District. The cars are the newest in Metra's fleet, and the commuter rail agency said Tuesday that the newly-delivered order ...

A proposal to convert the Metra Electric District Line into a rapid-transit line with more frequent stops to serve the South Side and suburbs has drawn the interest of Mayor Rahm Emanuel, who has ...

Metra will receive more than $104 million in grants for station projects and the purchase of three electric switching locomotives, the commuter rail operator has announced. The funding will come from ...

Of all of its lines, the Metra Electric District was the hardest hit—dropping more than 18 percent during the same period. A bill to lower fares might reverse the trend, but perhaps not be ...

Metra train lines were plagued by issues Wednesday as a dangerous deep freeze set in across the area. Service on the Metra Electric District line was suspended indefinitely, the rail agency said ...

A proposal to convert the Metra Electric District Line into a rapid-transit line with more frequent stops to serve the South Side and suburbs has drawn the interest of Mayor Rahm Emanuel, who has ...