CICERO, Ill. (WLS) -- Metra trains on the BNSF line are now running with extensive delays after earlier being halted because of downed power lines. Metra said all trains west of the Cicero station ...

Several BNSF Metra line trains scheduled to run on Christmas Eve were canceled mid-day due to an "operational incident," Metra announced. A staffing shortage resulted in the need to cancel some ...

Metra BNSF line trains have been halted in both directions late Friday afternoon after a pedestrian was struck by a train near the Brookfield station, Metra officials said. Metra confirmed the service ...

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CHICAGO (WLS) -- Metra plans to add a new safety system to its BNSF line this summer. The commuter railway is also considering raising fares amid declining ridership and less state funding. The new ...

Holiday Trains Return: Metra’s festive Holiday Trains will run on five rail lines this December — Metra Electric, BNSF, Milwaukee District West, Rock Island, and Union Pacific Northwest — featuring ...

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Metra is adding weekday express trains and expanded hourly service on weekends to the BNSF Line to Aurora, starting Sept. 8, according to the online schedule. Two inbound express trains will be added ...

Paz Yepez, 22, didn’t expect Metra’s BNSF line to be that busy during Lollapalooza weekend. But heading downtown on the festival’s second day, Aug. 1, Yepez stressfully searched past jersey-wearing ...