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Some big changes are coming throughout Metra’s system, including on its busiest line. According to the agency, ticket windows at stations on the Metra BNSF line officially closed for good on Monday, ...

New Year’s Eve revelers will once again be able to obtain free rides on Metra, CTA, and Pace system buses and trains, the agencies said. Rides will be available for free on all three systems to ...

Metra will be operating its popular Holiday Trains—specially decorated trains filled with holiday characters—on five rail lines this December. Tickets for the trains will go on sale at noon on Nov. 17 ...