HOMETOWN, Ill. (WLS) -- A major design change is coming to the Metra railroad crossing where a pedestrian was killed and three others were seriously injured after a car was struck by a train last week ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- As the evening rush hour got under way Wednesday, Metra rail users on the BNSF line hoped to avoid the severe overcrowding that has plagued several trains this week as the result of ...

Inbound and outbound Metra BNSF trains are back on the move Monday, after an inbound Metra train hit a vehicle in Hinsdale, the commuter rail said. Hinsdale police shared video on Facebook of the ...

Metra Union Pacific Northwest Line riders can expect delays and midday train cancellations starting Monday as track repairs start. The Union Pacific Railroad is removing and replacing thousands of ...

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 ...

OAK LAWN, IL – If you use the rail crossing at Southwest Highway and Kilbourn Avenue as a shortcut to avoid the 95th Street and Cicero intersection, better start figuring out an alternative route.