NAPERVILLE, Ill. (WLS) -- Metra UP-W service has been disrupted after an incident involving a pedestrian and a freight train Friday morning. All inbound and outbound Metra trains were initially halted ...

The conductor of a Union Pacific train was standing in a track adjacent to his train for an unknown reason when he was struck and killed by a Metra train, the National Transportation Safety Board said ...

After 20 years as an aerospace engineer, including 13 years at SpaceX, Matt Soule sought a new transportation challenge he could channel into a startup. He chose electric battery autonomous freight ...

Wheaton residents were forced to find alternate routes after a freight train struck a vehicle Monday, blocking nearly every rail crossing in the city. According to officials, a freight train struck a ...

The first step in building a freight train is an understanding of what railroaders mean by "compliance." A freight train is said to be "in compliance" when it's assembled properly and is operating ...