Metra trains in the western suburbs were halted Tuesday morning and delays were expected after a pedestrian was struck by a train, authorities said. The incident come as several other Metra lines were ...

Trains have been delayed on every Metra commuter line in the Chicago area during the Tuesday evening rush, due to a positive train control system outage. Metra officials said, beginning around 5 p.m., ...

Metra Electric train service was temporarily halted early Tuesday after a vehicle became stuck on the tracks, prompting ...

Inbound and outbound trains on a busy Metra line Friday were stopped after a freight train derailment, Metra said, with extensive delays anticipated. According a post from the Metra BNSF line, all ...

Suburban Metra trains were stopped in Downers Grove and delays were expected Tuesday morning after a train on the BNSF line headed to Union Station in Chicago struck a pedestrian. A Metra spokesperson ...

A Metra spokesperson said that around 5 p.m. Tuesday, Metra’s positive train control (PTC) system, which prevents trains from speeding and has the ability to apply the brakes and stop trains if needed ...

BERWYN, Ill. (WLS) -- Metra trains were extensively delayed Sunday afternoon in the west suburbs after a pedestrian was struck and killed by an Amtrak train, officials said. Amtrak Southwest Chief ...

BERWYN, Ill. (CBS) -- Trains on the Metra BNSF line were halted Thursday afternoon after an Amtrak train that uses the same tracks struck a pedestrian. Both inbound and outbound BNSF Metra trains were ...

Metra is adding weekday express trains and expanded hourly service on weekends to the BNSF Line to Aurora, starting Sept. 8, according to the online schedule. Two inbound express trains will be added ...

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 ...