CHICAGO -- Metra officials are calling out Amtrak, saying the rail company is affecting their brand after last month's Union Station mess. Amtrak was conducting a service upgrade during the February ...

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 ...

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 ...

Jeramie Bizzle is a web producer for CBS Chicago. Jeramie began working with CBS Chicago as an intern in 2017 and returned as a full-time Web Producer in 2021. He has previously written for the Austin ...

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 ...

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 ...

Over 6 million Illinoisans will drive, fly, bus and train somewhere over the approaching holidays, a 2.2% uptick from 2024, AAA reports. Better grab your Amtrak ticket soon though. With full trains ...

CHICAGO – Metra Milwaukee District North line trains are experiencing delays Friday afternoon after an Amtrak train hit a vehicle on Chicago’s Northwest Side. An Amtrak spokesperson told WGN News a ...