A lawmaker has filed a bill called "MARIN's Law" to mandate pedestrian gate crossings near schools in honor of a Barrington ...

Seven suburban communities along Union Pacific’s east-west main line are organizing to pursue representation in the ...

Police are investigating after a body was found Friday evening near train tracks in the north suburbs. The incident happened in Libertyville near Winchester and Ellis, officials said. A spokesperson ...

CHICAGO (WGN) – Metra Milwaukee District West Line trains were delayed Tuesday afternoon after a body was found near train tracks in Chicago’s Humboldt Park neighborhood. Metra officials said the body ...

Operation North Pole returns for the first time since COVID-19, giving children under treatment for life-threatening ...

RIGHT NOW, INVESTIGATORS ARE TRYING TO DETERMINE HOW A UNION PACIFIC TRAIN DERAILED IN THE SIERRA FOOTHILLS. THIS EXCLUSIVE VIDEO, CAPTURED BY OUR KCRA THREE DRONE, SHOWS MORE THAN A DOZEN CARS ...

A Union Pacific train derailment is seen on Saturday, Dec. 7, 2025, near Highway 174 and Narrow Gauge Road just north of Colfax. Thirteen rail cars left the tracks around 3:20 a.m., prompting an ...

HINSDALE, Ill. (WGN) — A driver suffered minor injuries Monday after a Metra BNSF train crashed into an SUV partially stopped on the tracks in the western suburbs. Just before 11:45 a.m., Hinsdale ...

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What to give the railfan who has everything? How about a Metra clock? Or a Metra body pillow? Those items and many others will be available starting Wednesday when the commuter railroad debuts an ...

Video captured a harrowing moment as a Metra train collided with the front end of a vehicle at a west suburban intersection. Hinsdale police released the footage just over an hour after the crash took ...

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 ...