Metra plans to run holiday trains on six lines beginning Nov. 30. Sun-Times file Share Metra’s special holiday-themed trains ...

CHICAGO (CBS) -- A Metra train hit a van in Edgebrook Thursday evening, snagging commuter train traffic during the evening rush. Metra Milwaukee District North Train No. 2142 clipped the van near ...

CHICAGO (CBS) -- Chicago area commuters may soon find the future of their Metra routes in jeopardy—as officials say the commuter rail system is on the edge of a financial cliff. Metra has been ...

Metra will roll out its annual holiday train program later this month, with tickets going on sale next week. According to officials, holiday trains will be offered on the Electric Line, the BNSF, Rock ...

CHICAGO (CBS) — Metra trains stopped on Friday morning in Chicago after a train struck a pedestrian. Outbound Union Pacific North train No. 305 has been stopped near the Clybourn station ...

More than four years after Metra Rail purchased ... into a storage facility for rail equipment. The transportation agency, which operates commuter trains in Chicago and the suburbs, cleared ...