Service on two Metra train lines was halted due to a train colliding with a vehicle Tuesday morning. President Trump and Elon ...

On April 29, 2016, the Rail Users’ Network (RUN) held a conference in Boston with the theme: “Who’s Looking Out for You? The ...

Metra is exploring financing options to address the urgent need to replace its ageing bridge infrastructure in the Chicago metropolitan area.

Monday's bitter temperatures could affect the way Chicagoans get around. Metra, Amtrak, and the CTA are monitoring the incoming frigid weather to try to prevent delays and cancellations ahead of time.

Empire Builder trains scheduled to leave Union Station for Seattle at 11:05 a.m. and 3:05 p.m. on Monday have been canceled, according to Amtrak.

Two additional Empire Builder trains bound for Portland and Spokane were also canceled, as well as a Borealis train scheduled to arrive in St. Paul, according to Amtrak. Metra officials weren’t ...

That lot services passengers who use Metra’s UP-West line, according to Metra’s website. There are no ongoing service impacts on the rail lines as a result of the power line issue. It is ...

That existing service is, of course, the Metra Electric line, which already serves the Far South Side on a trajectory very close to the new line. Improvements could have been made to that service for ...

Amtrak Hiawatha No. 338 rolls through Deerfield, Ill., on Feb. 25, 2024. Equipment issues have led to cancellations for two Hiawathas and a Borealis in about 24 hours. David Lassen CHICAGO — Citing ...

2024 saw some great model railroad product releases. As we begin a new year, Eric White, Cody Grivno, Mitch Horner, and I take a look back at some Model Railroader’s favorite products of 2024.