Chicago has depended on its trusty elevated rail system for well more than a century. Every day, some 400,000 riders board ...

Metra will be operating its popular holiday trains – specially decorated trains filled with holiday characters – on five rail lines this December. Holiday train trips will be offered on the Metra ...

The Metra Holiday Trains have entered the station! Trips will be offered on five rail lines this holiday season.

Chicagoans can catch a ride on Metra’s beloved holiday trains soon, as the transit agency announced Wednesday it will run the ...

A car crashed into a Metra train Monday at the same intersection as the deadly 1995 bus and train crash in Fox River Grove that occurred 30 years ago this month. The Fox River Grove Fire Protection ...

CHICAGO (WGN) — Metra trains experienced significant delays Tuesday evening after a system-wide outage was reported. A Metra spokesperson said that around 5 p.m. Tuesday, Metra’s positive train ...

Metra trains on the Milwaukee District North line in Chicago's northern suburbs were halted for hours Tuesday afternoon after an Amtrak train struck a pedestrian. Metra officials said a witnesses said ...

Trains on all of Metra's commuter lines have been forced to stop during the Tuesday evening rush, due to a mechanical issue with positive train control systems. Trump's claim that the DOJ owes him 'a ...

From the beautiful colors of the leaves in the fall to the stunning snowy landscapes in the winter, train rides in the U.S. can offer some of the most unique and wonderful ways to see the country. You ...

SPRINGFIELD — While Illinois continues to battle the Trump administration over deploying National Guard troops, the nuts-and-bolts world of state government will keep on turning in the capital as ...