Metra’s Southwest Service Line resumed Thursday morning following a freight train derailment that shut down rail traffic near ...

Metra SouthWest Service trains are back in operation today (Thursday, Feb. 12) following a Wednesday freight derailment that ...

Metra police are investigating the death of a man who was struck by an outbound Metra train near the Westmont stop early ...

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All trains in both directions on Metra’s busy BNSF line from the western suburbs to Union Station were stopped Thursday ...

Trains on numerous Metra lines were delayed Wednesday due to issues with Positive Train Control systems, the agency said.

A freight rain derailment early Wednesday morning in Chicago Ridge has blocked roadways and cut Metra service in the south ...

CHICAGO RIDGE, Ill. — Metra has halted operations on its SouthWest Service today (Feb. 11, 2026) following a freight ...

Metra is giving a heads-up to passengers for Thursday morning's commute, saying they anticipate delays of up to 30 minutes on Southwest Service, Heritage Corridor, and BNSF inbound trains during the ...

Service on the Metra BNSF line has been disrupted after a train hit a pedestrian Wednesday morning. Metra said a train scheduled to arrive in Aurora at 11:53 a.m. was stopped after striking a ...

WOODSTOCK, Ill. (WLS) -- A pedestrian was hit and killed by a UP-Northwest Metra train two miles from the Woodstock station Thursday afternoon, officials said. The No. 646 train from Harvard hit the ...