Construction work associated with the South Shore Line’s expansion plans will impact Metra Electric service on three weekends ...

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Trains have been delayed on every Metra commuter line in the Chicago area during the Tuesday evening rush, due to a positive ...

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 ...

A Metra spokesperson said that around 5 p.m. Tuesday, Metra’s positive train control (PTC) system, which prevents trains from ...

All inbound and outbound Metra trains are stopped this evening due to technical problems. The commuter rail service posted announcements on social media for nearly all of its lines attributing the ...

An elderly driver walked away with only minor injuries after her vehicle was struck by a Metra Union Pacific-Northwest train ...