Metra passengers will have more trains on the BNSF Line and more stops on the Union Pacific West Line starting Sept. 8. “The ...

Metra will add service on its most-used route, the BNSF Line, and make changes to two of its Union Pacific lines in September ...

Service on three Metra train lines will expand starting next month, including on the weekends, the agency announced.

As the evening rush hour got under way Wednesday, Metra rail users on the BNSF line hoped to avoid the severe overcrowding that has plagued several trains this week as the result of schedule ...

A freight train derailment halted service for several hours on the Metra BNSF line in Chicago's west suburbs.

AURORA, Ill. — Commuters in the western suburbs faced some delays after a freight train derailed on Friday morning. According to officials from BNSF, the derailment unfolded just before 5:30 a.m ...

A proposed multi-billion-dollar BNSF rail hub in Wittmann is facing strong opposition from West Valley residents, who are concerned about long-term impacts on health, air quality, and property values.

Metra trains on the BNSF line are now running with extensive delays after earlier being halted because of downed power lines.

Metra BNSF Line trains on schedule after emergency track repairs Trains were delayed 20 to 25 minutes as crews worked to repair a broken rail, leading trains to use a single track between Fairview ...

Instead of the BNSF Line, how about West 3 (W3)? Or switching the Union Pacific North Line to Metra 1 (M1)? Metra is surveying passengers about a potential rebranding to make train lines easier to ...

A freight train derailment halted service for several hours on the Metra BNSF line in Chicago's west suburbs.