Local & Regional · North America

Public gets first peek at Metra's future battery-powered trains, a North American first

Stepping on a Metra train can sometimes feel like stepping back in time. The commuter railroad keeps an aging fleet. Its train cars are 32 years old, on average. Its oldest train car was built in 1953. The feeling was different Wednesday when some Metra commuters got a sneak peek at the railroad's potential future. Met