Metra has begun a rider survey over renaming its lines from their current names — which largely are derived from their ...

Metra warned Union Pacific could try to end commuter rail service on its lines after ... Some of the lines, like the Union Pacific and BNSF routes, are named after freight railroads, while others ...

Metra BNSF Line trains were delayed Tuesday mornning after emergency repairs were needed on the tracks in Downers Grove. Sun-Times file Share Metra BNSF Line trains were running on schedule by ...

DOWNERS GROVE, Ill. (WLS) -- BNSF Metra trains are moving normally again in the west suburbs after a train hit a man, the commuter rail and police said Monday. Trains were stopped near the Downers ...

Metra said it involved BNSF train No. 1228 ... Chicago and the surrounding areas have one of the densest networks of railway systems in the country. Looking at the data for the nearly six years ...

Cities' official have provided another update on Moline's passenger rail situation, including possible alternatives to using ...

The Downers Grove Police Department responded to the BNSF ... railway vehicle was identified as inbound train No. 1272, and its accident caused movement to be delayed nearly 50 minutes, Metra ...

MOLINE, Ill — Quad Cities lawmakers reaffirmed their commitment to bringing passenger rail to the area Monday afternoon. It ...

SPRINGFIELD — Public transportation reform in the Chicago area is at the top of state lawmakers’ to-do list this spring, but ...

Extreme cold weather Tuesday caused issues on nearly all of Metra’s lines, though everything was operating normally early in the afternoon, Hill said. A cracked rail on the BNSF line that caused ...