All trains in both directions on Metra’s busy BNSF line from the western suburbs to Union Station were stopped Thursday morning after a vehicle struck a bridge, with “extensive” delays anticipated, ...

Large crowds of commuters trying to get home amid brutally cold weather in Chicago crowded Union Station after a second day of rush hour train delays and cancellations. Metra warned the delays could ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Metra plans to add a new safety system to its BNSF line this summer. The commuter railway is also considering raising fares amid declining ridership and less state funding. The new ...

Problems on Metra's BNSF line caused big delays for west suburban commuters Monday morning. Originally, Metra was having signal problems at its Congress Park Station. That later turned into emergency ...

METRA service on the BNSF line was disrupted Thursday morning after a vehicle struck a bridge Thursday. As of 7:30 a.m., the METRA website posted service had resumed and inbound and outbound trains ...

A track switching problem at Union Station in downtown Chicago was causing delays for three Metra commuter train lines during the Wednesday evening rush.

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 ...

Jeramie Bizzle is a web producer for CBS Chicago. Jeramie began working with CBS Chicago as an intern in 2017 and returned as a full-time Web Producer in 2021. He has previously written for the Austin ...

Metra reported BNSF trains are operating with major delays Wednesday morning due to a vehicle striking a bridge. Officials said inbound and outbound trains on the BNSF line will be operating at ...

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