The South Shore Line is offering extra passenger trains Saturday March 15, due to the expected increase of people traveling for the Chicago Saint Patrick's Day Parade.

CHICAGO (WLS) -- St. Patrick's Day celebrations will take place this weekend in Chicago. The iconic dyeing of the Chicago River is expected at 10 a.m. Saturday. Then, it's the 70th annual downtown ...

Metra said inbound and outbound trains were halted after a freight train struck a pedestrian in the north suburbs.

Train service in Lake Forest was disrupted after a freight train struck and killed a pedestrian at a railroad crossing Friday afternoon, leading to extensive delays on Metra’s Milwaukee District North ...

A freight train struck a pedestrian near Lake Forest, leading to extensive delays on the Milwaukee District/North Line, with trains operating at restricted speeds and some bypassing stops. LAKE FOREST ...

Trains on Metra's Milwaukee District North Line have been halted near Lake Forest after a freight train struck a pedestrian, ...

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Metra is having “great luck” with its fleet of SD70MACH locomotives, Chief Operating Officer Kevin McCann told the Sandhouse ...

High Speed Rail Alliance, a Chicago-based advocacy group, is throwing its support behind three state bills that, if passed, ...

That’s why this response to Southwest’s change is so smart. Amtrak is giving people a reason to think about taking a train by highlighting one of its best perks. And—more important—it did so by ...

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Metra's plan to rename its train lines has to be done right. The public has a chance to weigh in. We'd also like to know how ...