The public libraries located on the Union Pacific West line have collaborated to produce a series of ads on Metra train cars ...

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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 ...

Morning commuters' travel plans were thrown off track after a freight train derailed in Chicago Ridge. The company said a CSX train derailed at about 4:24 a.m. It caused damage to the railroad ...

Metra Southwest Service has resumed after a freight train derailed in Chicago Ridge early Wednesday morning. The derailment took place near Ridgeland Avenue and Central Avenue around 4:30 a.m, and ...

Metra’s Wednesday evening commute went sideways after a problem with its positive train control system knocked service off schedule across the Chicago region, slowing trains and leaving riders stuck ...

An outbound Metra SouthWest Service train arrives at Oak Lawn, Ill. SouthWest Service operations have resumed following a freight derailment between the Oak Lawn and Chicago Ridge stations. David ...

Metra’s Southwest Service Line resumed Wednesday morning after a freight train derailment near Chicago Ridge. The 10-car derailment caused no injuries or spills but damaged tracks and signals. Crews ...

TINLEY PARK — A freight rain derailment early Wednesday morning in Chicago Ridge has blocked roadways and cut Metra commuter train service in the south suburbs.