Corridor ID was designed to bypass Amtrak’s historic disinclination to add regional trains and the federal government’s disinclination to fund them. Under Corridor ID, the feds pay many startup costs, ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Billions fewer birds are flying through North American skies than decades ago and their population is ...

A new study calculated that an unusual recent twist in the warming and cooling cycle that includes El Niño and its ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Trains on the Metra BNSF Line were halted in both directions after a truck struck a bridge near Cicero Thursday morning. Metra ...

Construction crews have begun grading work on a portion of land BNSF owns near the U.S. 60 in Wittmann. The project met ...

WESTMONT, Ill. (WLS) -- Train service on the Metra BNSF Line has been disrupted Tuesday morning after a train hit a pedestrian near Westmont, Metra said. Metra said train #1207 struck a pedestrian and ...

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Authorities responded to Jackrabbit, near Joseph City, for a train burglary on a BNSF freight train on Monday.

Delays are expected on Metra's busy BNSF line Thursday morning after a vehicle struck a bridge, leading to all trains halted briefly during the morning rush hour. NBC 5 Traffic Reporter Kye Martin ...

BRAINERD — A BNSF Railway engine caught fire Wednesday, Feb. 11, while traveling west on the tracks from Brainerd into Baxter. The Brainerd Fire Department responded to the engine fire at 10:25 a.m.

A federal court ruled Tuesday that BNSF Railway can’t be held liable for vermiculite shipments that spread asbestos contamination along its tracks in Libby.

CICERO, Ill. - Metra trains were briefly stopped in both directions after a vehicle struck a bridge Thursday morning in Chicago's western suburbs. What we know The collision happened around 6 a.m.