Metra is considering the idea of new café cars, but it's unclear whether they'll serve alcohol like the old bar cars once did ...

Metra hopes to drive up ridership and keep riders from running late by turning one car into a full-service café.

At the urging of riders, a bar car of sorts might become reality again on Metra trains, though with one possible large ...

Metra riders could fortify themselves after an arduous day at the office in what was known as a bar car. Those havens were gradually decommissioned but some passengers haven’t ...

If suburban trains had an immaculate record, maybe we’d be more open to entertaining the idea of expanding into beverage ...

Metra in Chicago is considering reintroducing bar cars as café cars on trains, serving drinks and snacks based on rider ...