Metra announced Oct. 17 that it will receive a $169.3 million federal Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Improvement (CMAQ) grant to purchase BEMUs (battery-electric multiple-unit) zero-emission ...

Metra will receive a federal grant worth nearly $170 million to purchase zero-emission trainsets, the largest such grant in the agency’s history. According to officials, Metra will receive the $169.3 ...

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 ...

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(TNS) — Metra is set to get its first battery-powered trains in the coming years, which could replace diesel-powered locomotives in places and times of day with fewer riders. Metra touted the trains ...

Metra will purchase its first electric trains, shown in this rendering, from Stadler. Metra, the primary commuter rail system in the Chicago metropolitan area, is set to get its first battery-powered ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- After years of patchwork plans to keep antiquated cars rolling, Metra officials announced Thursday a $2.4 billion plan to overhaul the "rolling stock." Highlights include 367 new ...

Metra's plans to overhaul its oldest locomotives highlight what critics say are the regulatory shortcomings of the EPA's 'clean diesel' initiatives, which agency officials hail as one of the most ...