Work on the VAI Resort in Glendale continues in the new year, as do efforts by BNSF to build a massive freight rail hub.

Metra Milwaukee District North Line trains are running with "extensive delays" to and from Chicago's northern suburbs on ...

Metra canceled six BNSF line trains on Christmas Eve due to staff shortages, warning of potential crowding on remaining ...

Several BNSF Metra line trains scheduled to run on Christmas Eve were canceled mid-day due to an "operational incident," ...

Metra has announced that it will offer added weekday express trains and expanded hourly service on weekends on the BNSF Line beginning Monday, Sept. 8. For the evening rush, Metra is adding two ...

A Metra BNSF commuter train hit an SUV that had stopped part-way on the tracks at the Monroe Street crossing at 11:43 a.m. Monday. The driver stopped between the stop line and the tracks, causing the ...

In a merger application, the railroad plans to double the number of trains on a 2-mile stretch of track on Chicago’s West ...

Railroad giants Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern formally sought federal approval Friday for a seismic merger that would ...

BNSF Railway, which employs nearly 3,000 people at its Fort Worth headquarters, is lobbying against a colossal merger proposal by two competitors that would reshape the nation’s freight rail network ...

HINSDALE, Ill. (WGN) — A driver suffered minor injuries Monday after a Metra BNSF train crashed into an SUV partially stopped on the tracks in the western suburbs. Just before 11:45 a.m., Hinsdale ...

HINSDALE, Ill. (CNN) – A Metra BNSF commuter train hit a vehicle in Illinois Monday. Police in Hinsdale shared video of the crash on Facebook, showing the moment the train slammed into the front of ...