Metra bought nearly two dozen used locomotives because new trains cost too much, the new CEO says. New emissions standards by the Environmental Protection Agency went into effect in 2015.

Metra already has awarded a contract to a company that will rebuild 15 locomotives, with options for 27 more. The first is expected in the middle of 2021, Gillis said.

Looking to make its dollar go further, Metra turned to Progress Rail to convert former freight locomotives into passenger ...

Metra will receive more than $104 million in grants for station projects and the purchase of three electric switching ...

CHICAGO (CBS)—Money woes have forced Metra to make the most of their resources, which has meant maintaining a 30-year-old fleet of locomotives—which are well past their prime. Metra says it ...

Metra to buy low-emission locomotives in effort to go green The plan includes the commuter rail agency’s first zero-emission, electric-powered switch engine.

Battery-powered locomotives could be running on Metra tracks for the first time in the coming years, as the commuter rail service undertakes a plan to convert a handful of its old diesel engines ...

Metra leaders agreed Wednesday to spend $71 million on 15 refurbished locomotives to replace some of the railroad's oldest engines. Officials acknowledged the replacements aren't the same as new ...

Metra announced Friday that it is installing more efficient air filters on its train cars and switching to cleaner fuel for its locomotives to help reduce commuter exposure to toxic diesel fumes ...

A $91 million contract to restore 41 Metra locomotives to “like new” condition was approved Friday, with board members saying the system’s Feb. 1 fare increases helped bankroll the deal ...