Holiday Trains Return: Metra’s festive Holiday Trains will run on five rail lines this December — Metra Electric, BNSF, Milwaukee District West, Rock Island, and Union Pacific Northwest — featuring ...

Trains have been delayed on every Metra commuter line in the Chicago area during the Tuesday evening rush, due to a positive train control system outage. Metra officials said, beginning around 5 p.m., ...

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 ...

CHICAGO — Tickets for Metra’s popular Holiday Trains go on sale at noon on Monday. The beloved decorated trains are filled with holiday characters, and will run on five rail lines this December.

CICERO, Ill. (WLS) -- Metra trains on the BNSF line are now running with extensive delays after earlier being halted because of downed power lines. Metra said all trains west of the Cicero station ...

WASHINGTON — Metra on Tuesday asked the Surface Transportation Board to set conditions and compensation for the Chicago-area ...

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 Electric trains were disrupted Thursday evening after a train hit and killed a 16-year-old boy on the city's South Side. Metra said just before 7 p.m., Metra Electric train No. 345, scheduled to ...

Train service was interrupted and a major roadway was closed after a Metra train struck a vehicle in Arlington Heights.