BNSF, Norfolk Southern (NS) and the Northwest Seaport Alliance (NWSA) are together offering faster service from the Pacific ...

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Space Weather Prediction Center prediction map is showing that, per usual, the further north you are the better your chances, with Maine ...

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Space Weather Prediction Center prediction map is showing that the entirety of Maine and New Hampshire have a strong chance of seeing the ...

More than 50% of BNSF trains canceled ... going to depend on what the legislature does … in the next 75 days,” Metra Executive Director Jim Derwinski said Wednesday. If there’s no action ...

The BNSF line, Metra’s busiest, could be cut from 91 trains per day to 44. A Metra train leaves the Ogilvie Transportation Center on March 20, 2025. (Armando L. Sanchez/Chicago Tribune ...

The BNSF line, Metra’s busiest, could be cut from 91 trains per day to 44. Cutting Metra service could be especially challenging because it would take years to bring back, the RTA said.

Express trains on the Metra BNSF line prepare to pass through the station at Cicero, Ill. The heavily used line could see more than half of its current 91 weekday trains eliminated because of a ...

A Metra train was stopped in Chicago's southwest suburbs in the middle of the afternoon rush Thursday, after it hit a semi-trailer truck on the tracks. Metra Heritage Corridor Train 915 was ...

Metra is asking for the public’s thoughts on ... and Joliet Lines (replacing Milwaukee District, Union Pacific, BNSF and Rock Island lines): These new names reflect the historic termini of ...

Detailed replacements are listed for the Rock Island Line, SouthWest Service, Milwaukee District North Line, Metra Electric Line, BNSF Line, and Union Pacific lines. Bridge improvements include a ...

(Map and Key Courtesy of Metra) In addition to major projects to replace aging ... employees of its freight partners, including BNSF and Union Pacific (UP); and private contractors—is already under ...