Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Metra BNSF Line trains meet in Lisle, Ill., on March 20, 2026. Metra and BNSF have reached agreement on a new operating contract.

Metra passengers will have more trains on the BNSF Line and more stops on the Union Pacific West Line starting Sept. 8. “The new schedule responds to customer feedback and ridership data with the aim ...

Metra is adding weekday express trains and expanded hourly service on weekends to the BNSF Line to Aurora, starting Sept. 8, according to the online schedule. Two inbound express trains will be added ...

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 ...

Metra reported BNSF trains are operating with major delays Wednesday morning due to a vehicle striking a bridge. Officials said inbound and outbound trains on the BNSF line will be operating at ...

Several BNSF Metra line trains scheduled to run on Christmas Eve were canceled mid-day due to an "operational incident," Metra announced. A staffing shortage resulted in the need to cancel some ...

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BNSF Railway and CPKC have both complained to the Surface Transportation Board that problems with data related to the revised ...

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