Jonathon Schneider, the company’s communications manager, said the stops along the Chicago-Madison route are Waukegan, ...

When the long-anticipated “Hill Lines” merger finally created the Burlington Northern on March 2, 1970, it was time not to ...

St. Patrick's Day celebrations are taking place this weekend in Chicago. Watch ABC7's full presentation of the 2025 Chicago St. Patrick's Day Parade here.

LAKE FOREST, Ill. (WLS) -- Metra said its Milwaukee District North trains were halted after a pedestrian was struck in the north suburbs. MDN inbound and outbound trains were halted, according to ...

An unidentified man in his 70s was killed at a railroad crossing Friday afternoon, leading to extensive delays on Metra’s Milwaukee District North Line and Amtrak's Hiawatha service, which shares ...

A freight train struck a pedestrian near Lake Forest, leading to extensive delays on the Milwaukee District/North Line, with trains operating at restricted speeds and some bypassing stops. LAKE FOREST ...

A person was struck by a freight train in Lake Forest, Illinois, causing traffic and train delays, with emergency officials conducting an investigation and police asking people to avoid the area.

Metra is having “great luck” with its fleet of SD70MACH locomotives, Chief Operating Officer Kevin McCann told the Sandhouse ...

High Speed Rail Alliance, a Chicago-based advocacy group, is throwing its support behind three state bills that, if passed, ...

Recently, alternate routes were proposed for the long-awaited passenger rail route, but the chamber says it prefers the original plans for a faster, direct line.

Metra's plan to rename its train lines has to be done right. The public has a chance to weigh in. We'd also like to know how ...

Metra has begun a rider survey over renaming its lines from their current names — which largely are derived from their ...