Wildlife Prairie Park is launching the 2026 Prairie Zephyr train season on March 28-29 with free rides, coinciding with the volunteer fair and 13th annual Spring Bash disc golf championship.

Metra’s Michael Gillis explains a new pilot program testing ticket scanners on selected off-peak trains. The test aims to ...

The goal of the pilot is to test the speed, functionality and durability of new handheld devices to scan Ventra and paper tickets.

Metra will launch a pilot program at downtown stations in April that asks riders to show paper tickets or activate those on ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Metra is testing out new ticket checks at five downtown Chicago stations. Starting April 6, Metra train riders will need to have their Ventra or paper ticket scanned before boarding ...

Metra is about to change how some downtown riders get on their trains, and it starts right at the door. Beginning Monday, April 6, conductors on select off-peak trains will ask riders at Millennium ...

Chicagoland’s Metra is kicking off a fare collection technology pilot. Also, Sacramento Regional Transit District (SacRT) is building a Transit Ambassador team. Also, Denver Regional Transportation ...

After covering Oak Forest in February, we head west to Geneva for the March stop of our 2026 Your Hometown Tour! Geneva is a ...