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 ...

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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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Trains on Metra’s Union Pacific West line are halted near Melrose Park Thursday night after a train struck a vehicle. According to the agency, trains are halted in both directions after the ...

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 ...

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 ...

A Toronto-bound VIA express of LRC equipment passes track construction near Kingston, Ontario, on Sept. 10, 2012. near Kingston, Ontario. The owner of a company that shut down in 2012 without ...