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 ...

Back in the day, 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 ...

US-based commuter railroad Metra is to reissue a request for proposals (RFP) for new railcars after it received only one response to its initial RFP.. The new bid will be opened later this year to ...

Chicago’s Metra issues request for proposals for 367 new railcars. Commuter rail system Metra has issued a request for proposals (RFP) seeking for a manufacturer to deliver up to 367 double-deck ...