Large crowds of commuters trying to get home amid brutally cold weather in Chicago crowded Union Station after a second day of rush hour train delays and cancellations. Metra warned the delays could ...

Trains on numerous Metra lines were delayed Wednesday due to issues with Positive Train Control systems, the agency said. According to an alert sent out just before 6 p.m., those issues were causing ...

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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 ...

Two Metra passengers were injured when a Union Pacific-North line train hit a semi-trailer truck on Thursday afternoon in ...

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., ...

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 ...

A Metra train collided with a semi truck in Wilmette on Thursday, resulting in minor injuries for two passengers.

A pedestrian was hit and killed by a Metra train on Chicago's West Side on Monday afternoon. The victim had not been identified as of late Monday afternoon. Delays were expected for commuters on the ...