Service on the Metra BNSF line was disrupted for several hours Friday afternoon, after a freight train hit a semi-trailer truck at the station in LaGrange, Illinois. The LaGrange Police Department ...

Commuter service for thousands of Union Pacific riders is in jeopardy amid an impasse with the freight railroad over track usage, Metra leaders warned on Friday. Metra filed separate actions with the ...

NAPERVILLE, Ill. (WLS) -- Metra UP-W service has been disrupted after an incident involving a pedestrian and a freight train Friday morning. All inbound and outbound Metra trains were initially halted ...

Metra service has been restored on the BNSF line that carries commuter trains between Aurora and Chicago after an early morning freight train derailment caused significant delays. The disruption ...

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 ...

Police were investigating Tuesday after a freight train was burglarized in west suburban Bellwood, Illinois. This is far from the first time such a thing has happened. CBS Skywatch was over the scene ...

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 ...

NORTHBROOK, Ill. (WLS) -- Trains on Metra's Milwaukee-District North Line are delayed after an unoccupied vehicle was struck by a freight train near Lake Cook Road in Northbrook, Metra officials said.

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 ...