A 19-year-old is facing charges of DUI and reckless homicide after he allegedly attempted to drive around crossing gates before his vehicle was struck by a Metra train last week. According to Metra ...

A Rock Island line Metra train struck a vehicle in Morgan Park on Friday while heading into the city, officials said. Around ...

The incident happened Wednesday around 10 p.m. at the crossing at Gougar Road and Route 30 in New Lenox, Metra said.

Metra officials have announced a plan to expand service on both weekdays and weekends on the Rock Island Line beginning next ...

A shocking moment caught on camera at a Metra train station in the Chicago area led police to issue a safety message to the community, reminding the public that "catching a train is not worth risking ...

A Metra hit a semi-truck Thursday afternoon in the north suburbs. The crash caused extensive delays on the Union Pacific ...

Metra will be operating its popular holiday trains – specially decorated trains filled with holiday characters – on five rail lines this December. Holiday train trips will be offered on the Metra ...

Instead of the BNSF Line, how about West 3 (W3)? 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 ...

CHICAGO — Tickets for Metra’s popular Holiday Trains go on sale at noon on Monday. The beloved decorated trains are filled with holiday characters, and will run on five rail lines this December.

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