HOMETOWN, Ill. (WLS) -- A major design change is coming to the Metra railroad crossing where a pedestrian was killed and three others were seriously injured after a car was struck by a train last week ...

Metra canceled six BNSF line trains on Christmas Eve due to staff shortages, warning of potential crowding on remaining ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- As the evening rush hour got under way Wednesday, Metra rail users on the BNSF line hoped to avoid the severe overcrowding that has plagued several trains this week as the result of ...

WASHINGTON — Union Pacific has asked the Surface Transportation Board to deny Metra’s request that the board to settle the terms of Metra operation on three UP lines, calling it an attempt to stall UP ...

Multiple Metra BNSF trains were canceled on Christmas Eve due to an "operational incident," the rail agency announced. The ...

Inbound and outbound Metra BNSF trains are back on the move Monday, after an inbound Metra train hit a vehicle in Hinsdale, the commuter rail said. Hinsdale police shared video on Facebook of the ...

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Metra customers are now required to carry their e-bikes and e-scooters on and off the train without the assistance of electric motors. The new amendment to a bike policy was announced in a statement ...

LOMBARD, Ill. -- A train crashed into a car on the tracks in Illinois just seconds after the elderly driver was rescued by two good Samaritans and a police officer. WATCH: Raw video of the train ...

A driver suffered only "very minor" injuries when their SUV was struck by a Metra BNSF train in Hinsdale on Monday morning. Metra posted an alert that trains were stopped and extensive delays were ...