A Metra locomotive derailed on the Northwest Side and was expected to clog train traffic north and northwest from Chicago during the evening commute, officials said. No injuries were reported in ...

Chicago and North Western Switch Engine 1313 got a rare 15 minutes of fame Saturday. Usually a stay-at-home, used only to line up passenger cars and boxcars for their trips to towns miles away ...

DES PLAINES, Ill. (CBS) -- A Metra train struck a pedestrian in Des Plaines Monday evening, causing a major snag on the Union Pacific Northwest Line. Metra warned that inbound and outbound UPNW ...

A Metra train headed to Fox Lake was evacuated due to an engine fire in the north suburbs, the rail agency said. Passengers got off Milwaukee North train #2151 in Morton Grove Monday evening after ...

In a solid sign that downtown Chicago is snapping back from the COVID-19 pandemic, Metra today announced a nearly 50% hike in service on its busy Union Pacific Northwest line. In a statement ...

Metra experts are still investigating why a locomotive engine caught on fire, disrupting the commute home for Milwaukee North District Line passengers Monday night. A "catastrophic engine" failure ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Metra trains on the Union Pacific Northwest line were stopped in both directions twice Thursday morning. Inbound train No. 636 hit a pedestrian around 10:45 a.m. near the Crystal ...

Metra passengers ... next Tuesday. UP Northwest Line • Inbound Trains 618, 632, 658 and 662 will all leave Des Plaines five to six minutes later. • Train 651 will depart Chicago at 5:07 ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- A teen heading to a graduation party was among two people injured when a Metra UP-NW train struck a vehicle in Norwood Park on the Northwest Side. A mangled white sedan was torn ...

CHICAGO — Metra riders are facing extensive delays on Friday afternoon after a pedestrian was hit by a train on the city’s Northwest Side. According to Metra officials, inbound and outbound UP ...

CHICAGO (CBS) -- The Union Pacific Northwest Metra line was halted Friday afternoon after a train hit a pedestrian in Palatine. Metra said Train No. 654 struck a pedestrian at the Smith Street ...