Amtrak starts suspending lines, Metra service could be affected as freight railroad strike deadline looms
Amtrak has preemptively canceled long distance lines and Metra is warning customers that a freight railworkers' strike could mean no service on many of its lines.
Suburban mayors rally against railroad merger that they say will increase freight traffic
Leaders from at least eight suburbs are working together to try to derail a major railroad merger between Canadian Pacific and Kansas City Southern.
Woman seriously injured when struck by Metra train in Highland Park
A woman suffered serious injuries Thursday evening after being struck by a Metra train in Highland Park.
Metra train derails in Blue Island; no injuries reported
Metra spokesperson Michael Gillis said the locomotive and the first car had their wheels come off the track.
Person fatally struck by Metra train in Downers Grove
A person was struck and killed by a Metra train in Downers Grove Thursday afternoon.
Chicago braces for influx of Lollapalooza commuters this weekend
It was the calm before the storm at Chicago’s Union Station, as festivalgoers began trickling downtown Friday morning and early afternoon for the second day of Lollapalooza.
Person struck by Metra train in Evanston
A person was struck by a Metra train Thursday in Evanston, police said.
Durbin, Lightfoot among those in support of Union Station renovation project
Sen. Dick Durbin, Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot and regional transportation leaders joined together at Chicago's Union Station Thursday to announce a broad coalition of leaders in support of the “Chicago Union Station Access Project.”
'Rails, Trails, and Ales': Metra offering special trains this summer
Metra is offering a list of suggestions along the way, including some popular craft breweries.
Family of grandmother killed in Clarendon Hills Metra crash files wrongful death lawsuit
The family of a woman who was killed when a train slammed into a truck last month in Clarendon Hills alleges in a wrongful-death lawsuit that Metra should have known of the unsafe conditions that led to the fatal accident.
