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 ...

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

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 ...

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

Metra's plan to rename its train lines has to be done right. The public has a chance to weigh in. We'd also like to know how much the proposal would cost.

A Metra train car turned into a DJ café for commuters Friday morning The event featured iced coffee, music, snacks and swag — all before 9:30 a.m. It’s part of a broader push to promote ...

Rock Island Metra line stopped after train hits car outside Chicago 01:28. ROBBINS, Ill. (CBS) -- A car was struck by a Metra train in south suburban Robbins Monday afternoon, right before the ...

Chicagoland’s Metra commuter railroad and Chicago Transit Authority (CTA), the area’s rapid transit and bus service provider, last month proposed 2025 operating budgets of $1.135 billion and $2.16 ...

MAYWOOD, Ill. (CBS) -- Metra Union Pacific West trains were halted during the evening rush Thursday after a train hit a car in Maywood. Both inbound and outbound trains were stopped near Maywood ...