One of the major pieces of Chicago’s CREATE program marked a milestone on Wednesday, Oct. 15, as the first CSX Transportation ...

PLAINFIELD, Ill. (WLS) -- Emergency crews are on the scene of a freight train derailment in far southwest suburban Plainfield Friday evening. The derailment happened around 7:30 p.m. near Rte. 59 and ...

Trains have been delayed on every Metra commuter line in the Chicago area during the Tuesday evening rush, due to a positive ...

As fans of “The Gilded Age” know, great fortunes were made by building railroads across the width of the USA. Chicago, of course, was the epicenter of all that. Celebrities going from New York to ...

A freight train derailment early Friday blocked all tracks on the Metra BNSF line between Aurora and Route 59, halting service for several hours. Service resumed around 8 a.m., but riders were warned ...

According to recently published statements made by Union Pacific CEO Jim Vena, we need a transcontinental rail merger to dramatically improve rail service by eliminating what Vena claims are the ...

The ABC7 I-Team is looking into some guns that were stolen from a freight train in Chicago's Englewood neighborhood. CHICAGO (WLS) -- This certainly isn't what Chicago needs: more high-powered guns on ...

A Dubuque group wants passenger rail service to Chicago, hoping to transform the hours-long drive into a train ride.

Metra BNSF trains began resuming operations Friday evening after it was disrupted in parts of the west suburbs due to a semi being struck by a freight train. A freight train struck a semi around 1:52 ...

A Chicago man is facing multiple charges, including attempted murder, for an incident on the South Side that involved freight train burglary, police shooting, chase and crash earlier this week. Five ...