Sun-Times file Share Metra is taking the rare step of applying for a loan to help quicken the pace of fixing its hundreds of aging bridges. The commuter rail agency is seeking $230 million from ...

The agency explained in the Federal Register that it was “suspending recent amendments to the Hazardous Materials Regulations (HMR; 49 CFR parts 171–180) authorizing transportation of … liquefied ...

The delay lasted until about 7:30 p.m. CHICAGO - Video obtained by FOX 32 Chicago showed flames coming from a Metra train Monday evening, causing significant delays. What we know: The train was on ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Metra Union Pacific West trains were stopped, after a train hit a vehicle in Melrose Park Thursday evening, the commuter rail said. Metra said in a post on X just after 5 p.m ...

CHICAGO (CBS) -- Monday's bitter temperatures could affect the way Chicagoans get around. Metra, Amtrak, and the CTA are monitoring the incoming frigid weather to try to prevent delays and ...

MELROSE PARK, Ill. — Metra riders faced some delays during rush hour on Thursday after a train hit a car in the western suburbs. In an update shared on X by Metra at around 5:10 p.m. Thursday ...

In 2026, the Chicago Transit Authority, Metra and Pace face a combined $770 million yearly deficit and potentially a 40% reduction in bus and rail service. The Regional Transit Authority ...

Project 2025 lists four pillars as part of its plan, and the fourth pillar is an unpublished 180-day “Transition Playbook.” “The time is short, and conservatives need a plan. The project will create a ...

ROBBINS, Ill. (WLS) -- One person was hospitalized, after a Metra train hit a vehicle in the south suburbs Monday afternoon. The male driver of the vehicle was taken to Christ hospital ...

"Extensive" delays along Metra's Rock Island District line were likely after a vehicle was struck by a train on Monday afternoon in south suburban Robbins, the transit agency said. Footage ...

ROBBINS, Ill. (CBS) -- A car was struck by a Metra train in south suburban Robbins Monday afternoon, right before the start of the afternoon rush. Rock Island District Line train 419, scheduled to ...

Cars drive over the Metra crossing at Nagle and Avondale avenues in Norwood Park on August 9, 2021. Credit: Colin Boyle/Block Club Chicago NORWOOD PARK — A 69-year-old Norwood Park woman was fatally ...