The Lollapalooza festival brought thousands of people to Chicago from the suburbs, many who filled up Metra trains for the ...

Metra trains were stopped and then delayed Friday morning after a freight train derailed in Aurora on tracks owned by BNSF.

Metra, the commuter rail network serving Chicago and its suburbs, was once a symbol of connectivity and convenience. Today, ...

According to Metra, inbound and outbound train movement on the Union Pacific North line near North Chicago was halted around 8:42 a.m. after a pedestrian was struck by train No. 322.

Following the collision, Metra canceled the train and temporarily halted BNSF trains, but officials reopened two tracks just before 7 p.m., allowing inbound traffic to resume, Thomas-Reile said.

The Kenosha Police Department is investigating a crash involving a southbound Metra train and a Union Pacific worker. The incident occurred at approximately 12:17 p.m. near 13th Avenue and 69th ...

Brookfield police said at 7:49 p.m. that the Metra BNSF Line train hit the pedestrian near the Maple Avenue grade crossing. Emergency personnel were on the scene, and the grade crossing was closed.

Two busy suburban Metra lines in and out of Chicago were stopped and facing major delays Friday morning due to a vehicle striking a bridge near Clybourn, Metra said.

Metra considers replacing rail line names with numbers, letters The rail system began a public outreach that could rename all lines by number or direction. By David Struett Mar 10, 2025, 4:49pm PDT ...