Metra is considering renaming its lines in the Chicago area. The rail agency has ... or their location in a historic corridor. On maps, signs, and timetables, each line uses a different color.

Each line is identified on maps and signs by a different color ... 15, 2022. (Stacey Wescott/Chicago Tribune) Metra is instead proposing three options. One would keep all current names and ...

Metra on March 18 detailed its program for the 2025 construction season, covering station, track, road crossing, bridge, and signal/communications improvement projects along the Chicagoland commuter r ...

If new funds do not come in, the agencies are predicting not only a drastic reduction in service, but also the cutting of thousands of jobs.

CHICAGO (WGN) — A change in the operation on three of Metra’s lines has given ... location in a historic corridor. On maps, signs, and timetables, each line uses a different color.” ...

Chicago's eastern boundary is formed by Lake Michigan, and the city is divided by the Chicago River into three geographic sections: the North Side, the South Side and the West Side. These sections ...

In February, slow zones covered some 30% of the rail system, up from 13% five years earlier. It’s one more hurdle for the CTA to overcome.

Metra CHICAGO — Metra has begun a rider survey over renaming ... which follow no logical or consistent pattern,” which each line using its own distinct color on maps, signs, and timetables. It says it ...

Metra’s current naming and color scheme — combined with the CTA’s rail lines, on a stylized map of downtown Chicago. In a news release announcing the possible shifts, the transit system says “Metra’s ...