Metra tweeted that UP-NW train #629 was scheduled is stopped near Palatine after striking the vehicle. More information about what kind of vehicle was struck and whether anyone was inside at the time ...

A Metra train arrives at the LaSalle Street Metra Station. Ashlee Rezin/Sun-Times file Share Metra deserves credit for thinking about renaming each of its 14 commuter rail lines in a bid to help ...

Trains on Metra's Milwaukee District North Line have been halted Friday afternoon near Lake Forest after a freight train struck a pedestrian, Metra said. Inbound and outbound trains are impacted ...

How Metra named its 14 suburban commuter rail lines made little sense. Its two “Milwaukee” lines don’t go to the Wisconsin city — and are instead named after the Milwaukee Road the lines ...

Multiple Metra Electric trains were delayed late Wednesday afternoon due to wire issues, according to the transit agency.

Or switching the Union Pacific North Line to Metra 1 (M1)? Metra is surveying passengers about a potential rebranding to make train lines easier to understand for infrequent travelers. Riders can ...

Outbound trains remain stopped near the community due to the collision on the main line involving train #629, according to a service alert on Metra.com.

Metra is considering renaming all of its lines, as the rail agency prepares to take over operation of three Union Pacific routes. But before the takeover goes into effect, Metra and Union Pacific ...

A Metra train was stopped in Chicago's southwest suburbs in the middle of the afternoon rush Thursday, after it hit a semi-trailer truck on the tracks. Metra Heritage Corridor Train 915 was ...

Installation of new ticket vending machines and train tracking signs at Metra’s 243 stations are progressing as planned, officials said Wednesday. So far, 285 signs have been installed at 110 ...

Sun-Times file Share Extensive delays persist Tuesday after a person was fatally struck by a Metra train at an Evanston station. The Union Pacific North train hit the person around 11 p.m. Monday ...