Service on the Metra Union Pacific-West line was halted during the Monday evening rush after a train hit a semi-trailer truck near west suburban Berkeley.

Trains in both directions have been halted on Metra’s UP-West line after a train struck a vehicle near suburban Berkeley.

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Metra’s Michael Gillis explains a new pilot program testing ticket scanners on selected off-peak trains. The test aims to ...

The goal of the pilot is to test the speed, functionality and durability of new handheld devices to scan Ventra and paper tickets.

Metra will launch a pilot program at downtown stations in April that asks riders to show paper tickets or activate those on ...

Metra is testing out new ticket checks at five downtown Chicago stations. Riders will need to have their Ventra or paper ...

Metra is about to change how some downtown riders get on their trains, and it starts right at the door. Beginning Monday, ...

More than 1,400 riders had advice for the newly formed Northern Illinois Transit Authority, which will oversee the Chicago ...

Chicagoland’s Metra is kicking off a fare collection technology pilot. Also, Sacramento Regional Transit District (SacRT) is ...