The construction is part of the Metra Electric Community Initiative to modernize 13 stations on the line stretching from the Loop to the far south suburbs.

The commuter rail agency is seeking $230 million from the federal Railroad Rehabilitation & Improvement Financing program to pay for replacing 17 bridges in the Chicago area, Metra announced ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Metra Union Pacific West trains were stopped, after a train hit a vehicle in Melrose Park Thursday evening, the commuter rail said. Metra said in a post on X just after 5 p.m ...

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COOK COUNTY - A Metra train struck a vehicle near Melrose Park on Thursday, causing significant delays during the evening rush hour. The duration of the delay is unknown, according to the transit ...

CHICAGO (CBS) -- 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 ...

MELROSE PARK, Ill. — Metra riders faced some delays during rush hour on Thursday after a train hit a car in the western suburbs. In an update shared on X by Metra at around 5:10 p.m. Thursday ...

The Nagle avenue Metra crossing in Norwood Park as seen on Jan. 15, 2025. Credit: Molly DeVore/ Block Club Chicago Her death was the fourth at the crossing in 15 years. There have been 11 incidents in ...

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"Extensive" delays along Metra's Rock Island District line were ... Footage captured by NBC Chicago's Sky 5 helicopter showed a heavy law enforcement presence near the train tracks and 139th ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- There are questions about safety for drivers at an intersection where Metra tracks cross Nagle and Avondale on the Northwest Side. It was the scene of a fatal crash Saturday and ...

The wreckage of the passenger vehicle that got hit by the train was seen in the bushes and down an embankment. Kris Habermehl reports from CBS Skywatch. FDA bans Red No. 3 food dye in food, drinks ...