HOMETOWN, Ill. (WLS) -- A major design change is coming to the Metra railroad crossing where a pedestrian was killed and three others were seriously injured after a car was struck by a train last week ...

Chicago’s Metra selects STV to support its procurement of new battery-electric, single-level trainsets. Also, Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (LACMTA) expands its TAP-to-Exit ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- As the evening rush hour got under way Wednesday, Metra rail users on the BNSF line hoped to avoid the severe overcrowding that has plagued several trains this week as the result of ...

Instead of the BNSF Line, how about West 3 (W3)? Or switching the Union Pacific North Line to Metra 1 (M1)? Metra is surveying passengers about a potential rebranding to make train lines easier to ...

Metra Union Pacific Northwest Line riders can expect delays and midday train cancellations starting Monday as track repairs start. The Union Pacific Railroad is removing and replacing thousands of ...

MARTA on April 22 announced that it has launched a new online trip planner web application as part of ongoing efforts to enhance the customer experience. This “mobile-responsive, user-friendly ...

OAK LAWN, IL – If you use the rail crossing at Southwest Highway and Kilbourn Avenue as a shortcut to avoid the 95th Street and Cicero intersection, better start figuring out an alternative route.

A 48-year-old woman died after she was struck by a train while walking her dogs in Illinois over the weekend The Cook County Medical Examiner's Office identified the victim as Daniella Weisman from ...

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 ...

The US economy can keep running without freight trains - but not for long. That is why the risk of the first national railroad strike in 30 years is so worrying to economists and businesses.A brief ...

Chicago-area commuter rail service Metra announced fare hikes when it released its 2026 budget Friday, part of a policy by the Regional Transportation Authority requiring the Chicago Transit Authority ...