The January 2026 issue of Trains Magazine includes author Greg Richardson’s article on the development of positive train ...

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Metra trains on the Union Pacific Northwest train were halted during the afternoon rush Wednesday after a train hit a car on Chicago's Northwest Side. The train hit the car at the Bryn Mawr crossing, ...

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Commuter service for thousands of Union Pacific riders is in jeopardy amid an impasse with the freight railroad over track usage, Metra leaders warned on Friday. Metra filed separate actions with the ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Metra Union Pacific West trains were stopped, after a train hit a vehicle in Melrose Park Thursday evening, the commuter rail said. Metra said in a post on X just after 5 p.m. that UP ...

The administrator of the Federal Railroad Administration sent a letter to Union Pacific last week blasting the rail line for not keeping up with safety concerns. In a letter obtained by the Associated ...

Around 100 Houston ISD police officers attended a rail safety measures training at HISD's High School for Law and Justice Friday, months after Milby High School student Sergio Rodriguez was struck and ...

OMAHA, Neb.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Union Pacific Railroad announced today it has added 15 new Focus Sites across eight states to its network, with 12 of those sites located on short line railroads that ...

WHEATON, Ill. (WLS) -- A semi-truck stuck on railroad tracks in Wheaton disrupted trains on the Union Pacific West Line Friday morning, Metra said. The semi-truck was stuck at the Washington Street ...