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We will miss the 10-ride pass. With a new fare system taking effect Feb. 1, Metra is doing away with that convenient and flexible ticketing option, which for years has worked great for riders who take ...

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Metra’s Feb. 1 bike policy — allowed on all trains, all the time — may just exemplify “squeaky wheels getting the grease.” Among other factors, vocal input from cyclists, Chicago and suburban, led to ...

As a recent editorial notes (“We’re sad to see Metra’s 10-ride pass go,” Jan. 5), effective Feb. 1, Metra is radically changing its ticketing options. As a Regional Transportation Authority board ...

Metra is weighing changes to trip prices, as it looks to create fewer fare zones and eliminate a pandemic-era $100 monthly pass. The proposed changes are an attempt to simplify the fare system for ...

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 ...

On a Wednesday morning in May, Metra staff and board members gathered at the LaSalle Street Station outside the Chicago Stock Exchange building. Ordinarily, they would have met at the commuter rail ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. CHICAGO — Need a ride to Ravinia this summer ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. CHICAGO — Metra announced that kids will be ...

COLUMBUS, Ga. (WRBL) — Community leaders gathered in Columbus today as METRA held the grand opening and ribbon-cutting ceremony for the new Linwood Park and Ride Location. The new park and ride sits ...