CHICAGO (WLS) -- As the evening rush hour got under way Wednesday, Metra rail users on the BNSF line hoped to avoid the severe overcrowding that has plagued several trains this week as the result of ...

Service on the Metra BNSF line has been disrupted after a train hit a pedestrian Wednesday morning. Metra said a train scheduled to arrive in Aurora at 11:53 a.m. was stopped after striking a ...

Several busy Metra trains on the BNSF line were stopped or not operating during the Tuesday morning rush hour, with “extensive delays” anticipated. Just before 6 a.m., Metra said inbound train ...

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 ...

Metra service has been restored on the BNSF line that carries commuter trains between Aurora and Chicago after an early morning freight train derailment caused significant delays. The disruption ...

A pedestrian was struck and killed Friday evening by an inbound Metra BNSF train at a Brookfield intersection near a suburban station, officials said. Train #1276 was running express to Union Station ...

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Service on the Metra BNSF line was disrupted for several hours Friday afternoon, after a freight train hit a semi-trailer truck at the station in LaGrange, Illinois. The LaGrange Police Department ...

Metra reported BNSF trains are operating with major delays Wednesday morning due to a vehicle striking a bridge. Officials said inbound and outbound trains on the BNSF line will be operating at ...

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