Metra trains on the Union Pacific North line were halted Thursday afternoon after a train struck a flatbed trailer carrying a ...

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., ...

A Metra UP-North train and a semi-truck reportedly crashed at Green Bay Road and Linden on Thursday afternoon in Wilmette.

All trains in both directions on Metra’s busy BNSF line from the western suburbs to Union Station were stopped Thursday morning after a vehicle struck a bridge, with “extensive” delays anticipated, ...

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 ...

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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.