CHICAGO (WLS) -- Metra trains entering and leaving Union Station were extremely delayed during the Friday morning rush due to Amtrak "computer signaling problems" on the north and south sides of the ...

A train derailment disrupted service on the CTA Orange Line on Monday morning. The derailment itself was minor, and no one was injured. There were 20 passengers on board, and those who use the line ...

Local officials and Metra marked the completion Friday of the commuter rail line’s Homewood station, rebuilt after a 20-month project costing $21 million. Original sections of the station, at Ridge ...

Metra schedules 47 safety blitzes in 2024. Also, Denver Regional Transportation District’s (RTD) Transit Police will implement 24/7 patrols beginning May 5; and the Amtrak Office of Inspector General ...

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Amtrak’s “Avelia Liberty” trainsets are cleared for testing on the Northeast Corridor. Also, Caltrain celebrates 160 years of rail service from San Francisco to San Jose, Calif.; Maryland Gov. Wes ...

ABOARD AMTRAK - If Metra stations are opened in Racine County, at least some commuters who currently ride Amtrak from Sturtevant to Chicago are likely to abandon Amtrak. The Journal Times boarded the ...

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The US economy can keep running without freight trains - but not for long. That is why the risk of the first national railroad strike in 30 years is so worrying to economists and businesses.A brief ...