Trains have been delayed on every Metra commuter line in the Chicago area during the Tuesday evening rush, due to a positive train control system outage. Metra officials said, beginning around 5 p.m., ...

CHICAGO (WGN) — Metra trains experienced significant delays Tuesday evening after a system-wide outage was reported. A Metra spokesperson said that around 5 p.m. Tuesday, Metra’s positive train ...

"Extensive" delays along Metra's Rock Island District line were likely after a vehicle was struck by a train on Monday afternoon in south suburban Robbins, the transit agency said. Footage captured by ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. MELROSE PARK, Ill. — Metra riders faced some ...

Trains on Metra’s Union Pacific West line are halted near Melrose Park Thursday night after a train struck a vehicle. According to the agency, trains are halted in both directions after the collision, ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- One person was injured and Metra and traffic delays were expected after a train struck a vehicle in Morgan Park Friday morning. Rock Island train No. 404 hit a vehicle sometime before ...

UNIVERSITY PARK, Ill. (WLS) -- A fire at a Metra substation stopped all service out of Richton Park and University Park on Thursday afternoon. Metra said the fire happened at the University Park ...

ROBBINS, Ill. (CBS) -- A car was struck by a Metra train in south suburban Robbins Monday afternoon, right before the start of the afternoon rush. Rock Island District Line train 419, scheduled to ...

The clock is ticking for transit agencies facing a crater-sized budget hole, Metra Executive Director Jim Derwinski warned at a Wednesday meeting. “If we do not see the funding gap filled through a ...