Freight train derailment in Aurora causes Metra BNSF problems, damage
Metra trains were stopped and then delayed Friday morning after a freight train derailed in Aurora on tracks owned by BNSF.
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Metra trains were stopped and then delayed Friday morning after a freight train derailed in Aurora on tracks owned by BNSF.
Metra trains were stopped and then delayed Friday morning after a freight train derailed in Aurora on tracks owned by BNSF.
Exactly one year ago, a Chicago journalist was killed when she was struck by a train in Hegewisch. On the somber anniversary, her family says not enough has changed in the past twelve months.
The crash at Armitage Avenue is impacting Metra's Union Pacific Northwest and Union Pacific North lines. No further details were immediately available on the location of the crash.
Metra's Union Pacific Northwest and Union Pacific North line trains were stopped after a car hit a bridge.
The train hit the car at the Bryn Mawr Avenue crossing, near Bryn Mawr Avenue.
The train hit the car at the Bryn Mawr Avenue crossing in the Norwood Park neighborhood. Kris Habermehl reports from CBS Skywatch.
Metra said just before 7 p.m., Metra Electric train No. 345, scheduled to arrive at 93rd Street/South Chicago at 8:38 p.m., hit a pedestrian around 27th Street.
Metra hopes to drive up ridership and keep riders from running late by turning one car into a full-service café.
. Metra hopes to drive up ridership and keep riders from running late by turning one car into a full-service café. Jermont Terry reports.
A brawl broke out on a Metra Union Pacific-North train Thursday night near Wilmette after Windy City Smokeout came to an abrupt end due to weather.
A brawl broke out on a Metra Union Pacific-North train Thursday night near Wilmette after Windy City Smokeout came to an abrupt end due to weather.
Metra Union Pacific North line train service has been temporarily suspended on Monday morning.
Riders can purchase the new pass through the Ventra app.
The "Regional Day Pass" is unlimited and offers single and multiple-day options on the Ventra app for CTA, Metra, and Pace riders
Four out of five riders who use CTA, Metra, or Pace say they've experienced cigarette and weed smoking or drinking on Chicago buses and trains, on platforms, and in stations.
The crash sent the trailer careening into trees and a Metra station.
Why and how a freight train struck a semi trailer crossing the BNSF tracks in LaGrange last Friday, snarling Metra for hours, remains under investigation.
A witness said the semi driver stopped and cooperated with investigators.
The Union Pacific West line can be used as an alternate route, according to Metra.
Metra BNSF trains cannot operate between Westmont and Berwyn after a freight train struck a semi.
Metra BNSF trains cannot operate between Westmont and Berwyn after a freight train struck a semi in LaGrange, Illinois.
CTA, Metra, and Pace officials are preparing "doomsday budgets" after Illinois state lawmakers didn't address the Chicago area mass transit system's massive budget shortfall during the spring legislative session.
CTA, Metra, and Pace officials are preparing "doomsday budgets" after Illinois state lawmakers didn't address the Chicago area mass transit system's massive budget shortfall during the spring legislative session.
The Chicago region's public transit agencies are now beginning to plan their so-called "doomsday" budgets, which could see service slashed by 40% across the CTA, Metra, and Pace in 2026.
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Roseland Community Hospital on Monday celebrated the opening of a new sickle cell treatment clinic.
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A Culver's is coming to Chicago's South Loop, a real estate broker has confirmed.
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ISU knocked off No. 1-ranked and defending champion North Dakota State in the Football Championship Subdivision playoffs.
Daniel Hardy, Cole Kmet, and Kyle Monangai volunteered with the Salvation Army to serve a BBQ holiday meal to shelter residents and others in need.
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