Metra Milwaukee District North trains are running nearly an hour behind schedule during the evening rush Tuesday after a train struck a semi truck in Edgebrook on the North Side. According to Metra officials, train number 2135 struck the semi near the Edgebrook station on Chicago’s Northwest Side at approximately 5:40 p.m. Tuesday. All inbound and outbound train traffic were…

Inbound and outbound service on Metra’s BNSF line was halted Saturday afternoon after an Amtrak train struck a pedestrian near Westmont, officials said. Service had resumed with extensive delays at around 5:45 p.m., according to Metra. The BNSF line, which originates at Union Station, services the western suburbs of Chicago, including Naperville and Aurora. t Amtrak tweeted that one...

Chicago-area revelers will have several ways to get home safely on New Year’s Eve, but whether you’re driving or taking public transit, there are some things to note.

Chicago-area revelers will have several alternate ways to get home safely on New Year’s Eve, thanks to free rides on Metra, Pace and the Chicago Transit Authority. Beginning at 10 p.m. on Dec. 31 and ending at 4 a.m. on Jan. 1, free rides will be offered on all CTA buses and trains with the help of a sponsorship from…

Metra is buying hundreds of new rail cars and wants passengers to weigh in on what amenities they’d like to see in them, from cup holders to power outlets, tray tables or wifi. The suburban Chicago commuter rail agency expects to spend almost $1.2 billion over the next five years to buy and rehab rail cars and locomotives. The funding…

A freight train struck a car that drove under a crossing gate Thursday in Wheaton, delaying Metra Union Pacific West trains in the western suburb.

For the first time in the agency’s history, Metra will offer free train rides for New Year’s Eve revellers, according to a press release. The agency says that they will offer free rides on all trains arriving at or leaving Chicago’s downtown stations after 6 p.m. on Dec. 31. In addition, the last departing trains of the evening will...

Metra Rock Island District trains are running with delays Saturday morning after a person was fatally struck by a freight train in the southwest suburbs.

The top headlines you need to know as you start your day on Dec. 12, 2019.

Metra Union Pacific Northwest service was stopped in both directions Tuesday morning at Arlington Park after a pedestrian was fatally struck by a train.  A person was hit at the station about 7:20 a.m. by train #620, according to a Metra spokesman.  Trains were halted in both directions at the station an more than an hour after the incident.

All Metra Union Pacific North trains were halted on Saturday evening after a train struck a vehicle near Lake Forest, Metra confirmed on Twitter.

A Metra train derailed on Chicago’s South Side following a collision with a semi truck.

Both inbound and outbound trains on Metra’s SouthWest Service were halted for hours on Friday following a train derailment on Chicago’s South Side, Metra confirmed.

For the second year in a row, Metra announced that it will not raise fares for riders in 2020.