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 riders have until the week of Nov. 17 to visit and opine on Metra’s café car concept. The commuter rail agency is ...

Several busy Metra trains on the BNSF line were stopped or not operating during the Tuesday morning rush hour, with “extensive delays” anticipated. Just before 6 a.m., Metra said inbound train ...

Service on Metra's BNSF line resumed on Monday evening, hours after a train struck a pedestrian in the western suburbs, according to the transit agency. Metra, in a post on the social media platform X ...

LA GRANGE, Ill. (WLS) -- Metra BNSF trains began resuming operations Friday evening after it was disrupted in parts of the west suburbs due to a semi being struck by a freight train. A freight train ...

Metra plans a fare increase as part of its proposed 2026 budget, a $1.1 million plan that includes other measures to address a projected $68 million funding shortfall but no cuts in service. The ...

Metra announced it will expand weekday and weekend service along three train lines starting next month. The BNSF, UP-North and UP-West lines will see added trains. The lines serve parts of Chicago's ...

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Service has returned to normal on four Metra commuter lines, after issues related to the extreme cold delayed several trains during the Tuesday morning rush, and a freight train hit a pedestrian along ...

Paz Yepez, 22, didn’t expect Metra’s BNSF line to be that busy during Lollapalooza weekend. But heading downtown on the festival’s second day, Aug. 1, Yepez stressfully searched past jersey-wearing ...