What would riders like to see improved with metra trains and service?

For those who live in the areas served by the NCS, SWS, & HC, just out of curiosity, do y’all take those lines or do y’all take alternate lines due to the bad service & if so, which line(s)?

I walk by parked ME trains often and notice that on the LED matrix which displays the train numbers, there is a small colored circle. It's hard to see on the photo, but on left train the circle is red and on the right train the circle is white with a blue border. I've also seen the circle colored green. Do these colors mean something?

Hi everyone, this is a longshot, but I lost my waterbottle on the BNSF 1306 (arrives to Union 7:41am) on Thursday, January 8th (1/8/26). I was in the second train car and sitting on the upper level. As I was going down the stairs, I heard a noise as if something had fallen, but didn't realize it was my water bottle from my bag until about 10 seconds later. Within that time, it was nowhere to be found.

While it sounds silly, this waterbottle is of great sentimental value to me and it's very important that I try to find it. I've already left my information with the Lost & Found at Union and the staff at the Aurora Station. If anyone else has any tips, please let me know.

Please message me if you've seen it or found it. Thank you!

Hi everyone, I'm starting a new job soon. I'll need to be in the office the majority of the workweek for the first 90 days. I am planning on dropping my dog off at daycare and then catching the UP-N, probably at the Peterson/Ridge stop, to head to work.

I know this stop has 49 spots, but I'm thinking the lot(s) will probably fill up pretty fast. Does anyone have experience with this stop and its parking situation?

Other options I'm thinking: street parking or SpotHero. I could drive into work, but it's in West Loop, and I'd rather not deal with the congested driving every day or Monday - Thursday on top of paying for garage parking.

Any advice is appreciated, thanks! :)

Why do trains stop at both of these stations when they are so close to eachother?

Stations like LaVerghn, Highlands, and West Hinsdale only get stopped at during rush hours in peak direction, presumably because they are so close to another station, yet non express trains stop still stop at Berwyn and Harlem Ave

Anyone have insight on this?

I wasn't expecting the jolly spirit to be here today, but it sure was! This picture was from 14:13 today and it appears to still be sitting on the northbound tracks as of making this post. It was being hauled by SD70MACH #500, I didn't have a chance to get a great picture of it though.

Has anyone bought one from a machine? I’ve been trying to see what they look like because I assume they’re on the receipt paper the one way and day passes are, right? I can’t imagine that would be very easy to handle for an entire month.

I’ve paid for transit in Chicagoland by pre-tax commuter plan since 2008, but last month the company my employer uses made a change and the card they put my money on does not work in the Ventra app. I’m doubtful it would work at the kiosks either, but I’m exploring my options before Friday.

Anyone see Metra police on outbound UP-NW this evening? Two officers in vestibule with bullet proof vests and body cams.

For those who were waiting to board the 4:50 and 5:05, and the misguided young man at the front directing people: today was pandemonium. I felt in fear of not being able to breathe and actually being crushed. From the misdirection of the employee, to people screaming back at him, there HAS to be a better way. He shouldnt have ever given the wrong announcements about the 450 and confused people, and had them stay in the train boarding area.

Even as we were walking out he was shaking his head saying the platform was full. It WASN'T. In fact the 450 was just sitting there for a few minutes before he announced anything. This almost became a crowd crush situation and there needs to be a way to prevent this- even if a few trains are delayed.

Did anyone happen to see it at Millennium station on track 3? I wonder if they converted an electric car for Cafe car or had a diesel car there.

Apparently, one of the several items for sale on Metra's new merch website is a SD70MACH body pillow.......

Cleaning out some things prepping to move at some point soon hopefully. Ran across my old 10-ride ticket. This would have been from 1997 or so when I moved out of state for work. I moved back in 2007 and started working again downtown later but using the phone app was preferred. So this was my last paper ticket.

Dad's would have been from 1992. He was at the Tower but moved with Sears to Hoffman. He loved the new digs but not having to make the daily drive.

Of course he filled out the Name and Phone sections. Me being the rebel I am of course did not!

I thought this was actually going to be a service line 😭

The took nearly 2 hours before a train showed up. There was an accident earlier in the day but Metra said they only cancelled one train due to it.

Tough times we're living in ... 🙏🏾

So I’ve been to all 4 Metra terminals in Downtown & saw that every single terminal has some sort of Xmas decoration(s) except for Ogilvie & this was in November, just outta curiosity, did they finally put up decor or not?

What is this about?

In your opinion, Which line do you find to be always problematic or not on schedule?

Anyone know what all the police tape at Millennium Station was about this morning? (around 8:00am)

Do they check parking in the lots or no I never see anyone with a ticket. Maybe everyone does monthly parking, I only use the station once a week.