Metra’s trains on the Milwaukee District North Line are halted near Lake Forest and “extensive delays anticipated” after a freight train struck a pedestrian Friday, according to a Metra.

St. Patrick's Day 2025 in Chicago. When does the Chicago River get dyed green? History of Chicago River being dyed green.

The weekend before St. Patrick's Day means a pair of parades and the annual dyeing of the Chicago River to turn it bright green.

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

Due to expected large crowds and street closures, organizers say to plan extra time to travel to these events and consider ...

Metra, a rail system serving the six-county Chicago area, is seeking public feedback on what riders think about the potential ...

Or switching the Union Pacific North Line to Metra 1 (M1)? Metra is surveying passengers about a potential rebranding to make ...

The inbound Union Pacific North Line train at the Davis Street Metra station in 2024. Thirty years after the Metra line that ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Metra is phasing out the names for some of its lines, and wants to hear from its riders. The commuter rail is phasing out the Union Pacific North, Northwest and West lines. Some new ...

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 ...

Amtrak will pay Rexmark more than two-times what it first offered for control of the station’s 607,000-square-foot commercial ...