CHICAGO — More evidence of the toll Amtrak’s aging locomotive and passenger car fleet is taking on operations was provided in recent days when long-distance and regional trains were canceled or ...

Metra BNSF trains are running with delays after a vehicle was hit by an Amtrak train Tuesday evening in Brookfield, Illinois. The crash happened around 6:30 p.m. near the Congress Park Metra Station.

Over 6 million Illinoisans will drive, fly, bus and train somewhere over the approaching holidays, a 2.2% uptick from 2024, ...

We were well into our journey from Los Angeles to Chicago, surrounded by cornfields and grain elevators, when the train halted and a voice rang out. “All right, folks,” said a man on the PA system.

CHICAGO, IL. -- As severe storms that rolled through Chicago Sunday evening snarled train service by knocking debris onto the tracks. An aluminum canopy covering a pedestrian walkway was knocked onto ...

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker on Tuesday (Dec. 16) signed into law the legislation providing $1.5 billion in new funding for ...

The Village of Huntley has declined a stop on the new Chicago-Rockford Metra line set to launch in 2027. Illinois Department of Transportation officials state the project will proceed on schedule ...

Working remotely on a 43-hour Amtrak train offered stunning views, but a reliable hotspot and backup power are essential.