A man was seriously injured when a freight train hit a car in Harvard, Illinois, early Thursday morning. According to the ...

A driver was seriously injured after a freight train crashed into his car Thursday morning in Chicago's far northwest suburbs.

Wheaton residents were forced to find alternate routes after a freight train struck a vehicle Monday, blocking nearly every ...

A Chicago man is facing multiple charges, including attempted murder, for an incident on the South Side that involved freight train burglary, police shooting, chase and crash earlier this week.

HARVARD, Ill. (WLS) -- A man was injured after his vehicle was hit by a train and caught fire in Harvard, Illinois Thursday morning. The Harvard Fire Protection District responded to the McGuire Road ...

Four people, including three Chicago police officers, were injured in a police-involved shooting Wednesday morning in ...

Opinion Editorial: Will Chicago see fewer freight trains after the megamerger of Norfolk Southern and Union Pacific?

There’s no denying that Metra’s fleet of SD70MACH locomotives is unusual. After all, it wasn’t long ago that they were leading freight trains for Kansas City Southern. However, three years after the ...

More evidence of how Amtrak’s equipment is stretched thin surfaced over the weekend when the company was forced to cancel ...

A slow train will block a highway-rail grade crossing longer than a fast train. Related recommendation: Maintain the region’s status as North America’s freight hub. “Methodology: Data is provided to ...

Freight train strikes, kills pedestrian in Lake Forest, causing major delays An unidentified man in his 70s was killed at a railroad crossing Friday afternoon, leading to extensive delays on Metra ...

Editorial: Will Chicago see fewer freight trains after the megamerger of Norfolk Southern and Union Pacific? Will drivers have to wait less often at grade-level railroad crossings?