Having a safe and reliable public transportation system is, of course, absolutely essential to maintain ridership and to ...

Along the way, the tour gives background on pieces created more than 30 years ago. These include " City of Dreams/River of ...

HYDE PARK — The Metra Electric Line will increase its service from Millennium Station Downtown through the South Side and south suburbs starting this month. Metra last week announced a schedule that ...

Union Pacific's "Big Boy Number 4014" is the world's largest operating steam locomotive. Spectators had a chance to see the ...

Union Pacific's Big Boy No. 4014, known as the world's largest operating steam locomotive, will make a stop in Fostoria ...

The million-pound, historic locomotive will roll into the Chicago area this week, with huge crowds expected to see it.

Amtrak’s first Northeast Regional Airo trainset completes manufacturing. Also, Sacramento Regional Transit (SacRT) and ...

As Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern railroads’ seismic merger proposal awaits federal consideration, suburbs most affected by the plan aren’t sitting on the sidelines. Seven municipalities ...

A Metra train collided with a semi truck at the Linden Avenue and Green Bay Road crossing in Wilmette on Thursday, resulting in minor injuries for two passengers, according to Wilmette Village Manager ...

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

A Metra hit a vehicle Thursday afternoon in the north suburbs. The crash is caused extensive delays on the Union Pacific North line, officials said. Emergency crews responded to the scene. Two train ...

Bus service from DeKalb to Elburn continues to set records and a proposal to eventually extend Metra commuter rail service to the city has taken another step forward. Ridership on the Route 12 bus ...