Metra Commuter Rail

236 topics in this forum

1. Random Metra 1 2 3 4 54

   By garmon757, May 24, 2014
   • 1.3k replies
   • 845.5k views
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   • busfan2847
   • July 9

2. Renaming Metra Lines 1 2

   By MetroShadow, March 10, 2025
   • 25 replies
   • 8.3k views
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   • Sam92
   • September 29, 2025

3. New State-Of-The-Art Railcars 1 2

   By ajay, January 13, 2021
   • 48 replies
   • 24.2k views
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   • MetroShadow
   • June 5, 2025

4. Potential Rail Strike & Metra service (+ other commuter railroads) 1 2

   By MRChiCity, September 13, 2022
   • 36 replies
   • 13.6k views
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   • Busjack
   • December 3, 2022

5. Metra battery trainsets 1 2

   By Busjack, December 15, 2022
   • 31 replies
   • 9.4k views
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   • snailyards
   • Wednesday at 12:53 AM

6. Metra Electric South Shore Track 4 Expansion

   By renardo870, July 12, 2024
   • 12 replies
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   • NewFlyerMCI
   • July 24

7. Metra taking over UP operations? 1 2 3 4 6

   By Pace831, July 21, 2020
   • 147 replies
   • 89.7k views
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   • artthouwill
   • July 14

8. SD70MACH - Delivery and Updates

   By jackathan, June 1, 2023
   • 19 replies
   • 12.2k views
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   • Busjack
   • June 26

9. Metra Service resumption and expansion 1 2 3

   By renardo870, August 13, 2022
   • 57 replies
   • 23.7k views
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   • Busjack
   • June 17

10. Metra accidents

    By Busjack, May 24, 2022
    • 4 replies
    • 3k views
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    • Busjack
    • May 8

11. Zero Emissions Locomotives

    By BusHunter, February 21, 2021
    • 9 replies
    • 4.8k views
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    • Elkmn
    • March 5

12. BNSF NYE train departs Union station early

    By Railguy, January 5, 2024
    • 5 replies
    • 3.2k views
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    • MetroShadow
    • December 18, 2025

13. Metra 2026 Budget

    By Busjack, October 11, 2025
    • 0 replies
    • 1.4k views
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    • Busjack
    • October 11, 2025

14. Shutting down because a train nhit a deer?

    By strictures, September 30, 2025
    • 6 replies
    • 2.2k views
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    • Busjack
    • October 2, 2025

15. Metra Service Expansion 2024 1 2

    By renardo870, April 5, 2024
    • 27 replies
    • 10.2k views
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    • Busjack
    • August 24, 2025

16. Metra station upgrades and accessibility

    By Busjack, December 20, 2022
    • 22 replies
    • 8.8k views
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    • Tcmetro
    • August 23, 2025

17. Metra Ticketing 1 2 3 4

    By TransitXan17, May 4, 2018
    • 85 replies
    • 60.7k views
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    • artthouwill
    • May 22, 2025

18. Metra 147th/Sibley station

    By renardo870, April 28, 2022
    • 7 replies
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    • renardo870
    • October 21, 2024

19. Extra O'Hare downtown service in August 24

    By Railguy, July 16, 2024
    • 12 replies
    • 3.7k views
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    • Busjack
    • October 6, 2024

20. Metra Central Warehouse

    By MRChiCity, June 14, 2024
    • 7 replies
    • 3.9k views
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    • Busjack
    • June 15, 2024

21. Edgewater Metra Station 1 2 3

    By Amtrak41, May 18, 2014
    • 53 replies
    • 23.1k views
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    • renardo870
    • June 11, 2024

22. Electrified BNSF line?

    By Elkmn, April 7, 2024
    • 16 replies
    • 5.6k views
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    • busfan2847
    • May 9, 2024

23. Metra F40 Moves/Retired

    By John7, May 20, 2019
    • 12 replies
    • 11.6k views
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    • John7
    • March 8, 2024

24. ME90 project

    By Busjack, November 11, 2023
    • 2 replies
    • 3.2k views
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    • Railguy
    • January 5, 2024

25. 2024 Budget

    By Busjack, October 12, 2023
    • 2 replies
    • 3.4k views
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    • Busjack
    • November 1, 2023