Metra canceled six BNSF line trains on Christmas Eve due to staff shortages, warning of potential crowding on remaining ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- As the evening rush hour got under way Wednesday, Metra rail users on the BNSF line hoped to avoid the severe overcrowding that has plagued several trains this week as the result of ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Metra announced Friday that it's attempting to condense a 3-week project on the BNSF Line into a 3-day one, necessitating some train cancellations and schedule alterations. The work ...

Several BNSF Metra line trains scheduled to run on Christmas Eve were canceled mid-day due to an "operational incident," Metra announced.

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Good news, Chicago commuters. Metra is officially expanding the schedules for several lines starting today, Sept. 8, including the Union Pacific West Line to Elburn and the BNSF Line to Aurora. The ...

Metra BNSF line trains have been halted in both directions late Friday afternoon after a pedestrian was struck by a train near the Brookfield station, Metra officials said. Metra confirmed the service ...

A yearly tradition will make its return this week as Chicago-area residents can get free transit rides on New Year’s Eve.

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Inbound and outbound Metra BNSF trains are back on the move Monday, after an inbound Metra train hit a vehicle in Hinsdale, the commuter rail said. Hinsdale police shared video on Facebook of the ...