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 ...

Metra's Holiday Trains will run on five rail lines this December, with tickets going on sale at noon on Monday for $10 each.

KENDALL COUNTY, Ill. (WLS) -- Metra is looking to expand far west into Kendall County. Due to a growing travel demand, Metra said they initiated the Kendall Extension Study to look into the ...

On a Wednesday morning in May, Metra staff and board members gathered at the LaSalle Street Station outside the Chicago Stock Exchange building. Ordinarily, they would have met at the commuter rail ...

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LA GRANGE, Ill. (WGN) — A freight train struck a semi truck at the LaGrange Station Friday afternoon, causing hours-long delays, but fortunately, no one was injured, officials in LaGrange said Friday ...

CHICAGO (CBS) --Crews were working to remove a freight train that derailed Wednesday afternoon in west suburban Cicero. Several cars of a BNSF Railway freight train tipped over along a set of tracks ...