The Pacific, bought in 1959 by Chicagoan Richard Jensen, would pull excursions on GTW and other railroads into the late 1960s, but would be scrapped in the early 1980s after a legal tussle between ...

A BNSF Metra train was delayed about to 40 minutes today due to a fatal accident with a pedestrian, according to Metra.

CHICAGO (CBS) -- One person was killed after a Metra train hit a car Tuesday morning near west suburban River Grove, causing extensive delays on two commuter lines. Metra said inbound and outbound ...

ROBBINS, Ill. (CBS) -- A car was struck by a Metra train in south suburban Robbins Monday afternoon, right before the start of the afternoon rush. Rock Island District Line train 419, scheduled to ...

Sun-Times file Share Metra is taking the rare step of applying for a loan to help quicken the pace of fixing its hundreds of aging bridges. The commuter rail agency is seeking $230 million from ...

The option would use the Illinois Railway, which runs through downtown Oswego, Yorkville and Montgomery. “There is a possibility that we can get train service to Oswego outside of Metra,” Oswego ...

"Extensive" delays along Metra's Rock Island District line were likely after a vehicle was struck by a train on Monday afternoon in south suburban Robbins, the transit agency said. Footage ...

Trains on Metra’s Union Pacific West line are halted near Melrose Park Thursday night after a train struck a vehicle. According to the agency, trains are halted in both directions after the ...

In 2026, the Chicago Transit Authority, Metra and Pace face a combined $770 million yearly deficit and potentially a 40% reduction in bus and rail service. The Regional Transit Authority ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Metra Union Pacific West trains were stopped, after a train hit a vehicle in Melrose Park Thursday evening, the commuter rail said. Metra said in a post on X just after 5 p.m ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- There are questions about safety for drivers at an intersection where Metra tracks cross Nagle and Avondale on the Northwest Side. It was the scene of a fatal crash Saturday and ...