Metra's battery-powered train could start running in 2028. The public can examine the machine, inside and out, at the LaSalle ...

Metra plans to debut a battery-powered electric train that looks, sounds and feels unlike any of its existing trains.

The trainsets initially will be deployed on the Rock Island Line, where they’re expected to improve air quality as Metra retires older diesel locomotives.

Metra and Cook County officials unveiled new lithium ion battery-powered trains that will first run on a stretch of the ...

Commuter rail systems like Chicago's Metra are exploring battery-electric trains to increase service while reducing diesel exhaust pollution and noise.

Metra debuted a specially painted locomotive on June 24 to mark the 250th anniversary of the United States. “This locomotive [...] commemorates the important role that railroads played in the ...

Metra plans to buy battery-powered trains that could hit the rails as early as 2027 on the Rock Island line, potentially fast-tracking a move to greener and more frequent off-peak service. The ...

Metra trains every 15 minutes. Frequent service to O’Hare. And more connections between suburbs. It’s possible, say Metra ...

Metra unveiled its draft plan to convert its 11 commuter rail lines into a world-class "regional rail" system on par with the ...