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The Metra Holiday Trains have entered the station! Trips will be offered on five rail lines this holiday season.

Metra unveiled a specially painted locomotive this month to pay tribute to those who have served and continue to serve in the U.S. military. The locomotive is running through several south and ...

Metra will celebrate its 40 th birthday this week with a variety of activities and programs, culminating with offering free rides on all of its train lines in coming days. Metra, which was founded in ...

Metra will offer free trips on all trains arriving at downtown stations on the evening of New Year's Eve, the agency announced Friday. Any passengers arriving at Chicago's Ogilvie or Union Station ...