Metra Executive Director Jim Derwinski's grim warning last week to the transit agency's board of directors was in many ways a ...

The clock is ticking for transit agencies facing a crater-sized budget hole, Metra Executive Director Jim Derwinski warned at ...

"In general, Metra has favored strengthening the RTA as an alternative to full consolidation," Metra said in a statement. "While we have not studied the RTA's proposal in detail, and while there ...

Four transit agencies would be affected: the Chicago Transit Authority, suburban bus operator Pace, Metra and the Regional ... As an alternative, the RTA, led by Chairman Kirk Dillard, proposed ...

That would mean a Metra line with 90 trains would be down to 54, RTA planners predicted. For Pace it could result in buses coming every hour instead of every 45 minutes, and 24-hour service could end ...

The county has earmarked $11 million of RTA sales tax funds for the project, which provides a place for Metra cars to be stored during down times. The remaining $9.2 million of the expected cost to ...

Sun-Times file Share Metra is taking the rare step of applying for a loan to help quicken the pace of fixing its hundreds of aging bridges. The commuter rail agency is seeking $230 million from ...

RTA will resume full transit services on all modes by Sunday, Jan. 26. If conditions are favorable, the RTA may begin starting services on Saturday, Jan. 25. River Transit Authority also announced ...

Gia Biagi, the state's new acting transportation secretary, quit as commissioner of Chicago's Transportation Department ...

The New Orleans Regional Transit Authority will resume limited bus services beginning Friday, January 24th from 9 AM to 7 PM. 44 buses are expected to be on routes throughout the city. Ferry ...

RTA officials aim for a complete restoration of bus, ferry, and paratransit services by Saturday, Jan. 25, while streetcar services are expected to return the following day, pending track ...