Around 1:30 p.m. Wheaton officials said a freight train struck a vehicle, and blocked multiple crossings. Washington street ...

Wheaton residents were forced to find alternate routes after a freight train struck a vehicle Monday, blocking nearly every ...

WHEATON, IL — "Extensive delays" are expected to both inbound and outbound trains on the Metra Union Pacific West (UPW) line ...

Construction continues on a Chicago bridge project designed to reduce delays and improve fluidity by untangling freight and passenger rail lines. The Forest Hill Flyover, known as P3, is a viaduct ...

CHICAGO (CBS) -- Thirty percent of all the items transported in the U.S. is shipped by train – and come Friday, those trains could stop dead in their tracks.

Metra and U.S. Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi are calling for checks on a proposed railroad merger that would bring more freight trains to parts of the Chicago area, saying the merger has the potential ...

PUBLISHED: January 20, 2024 at 2:18 PM EST Four young women were injured after their car was struck by a CSX freight train just outside Chicago in the early hours of Saturday, authorities said.

A proposed railroad merger would mean more freight trains in the Chicago area, and Metra and some communities say residents could feel the effects. Metra is concerned the merger could mean more ...