CHICAGO (WGN) – Metra and Amtrak trains dealt with major backups Wednesday evening and the backups are expected to affect Thursday morning’s commute. A viewer sent WGN-TV pictures of overcrowding on ...

Trains on numerous Metra lines were delayed Wednesday due to issues with Positive Train Control systems, the agency said. According to an alert sent out just before 6 p.m., those issues were causing ...

After a night that saw crowds of passengers waiting for delayed trains at Union Station, Metra is warning of more delays on Thursday night. Trains on multiple lines, including the BNSF, Heritage ...

Two Metra passengers were injured when a Union Pacific-North line train hit a semi-trailer truck on Thursday afternoon in north suburban Wilmette.