Metra SouthWest Service trains are back in operation today (Thursday, Feb. 12) following a Wednesday freight derailment that ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Metra adjusted its schedule to accommodate Cubs fans returning from the Chicago Cubs parade and rally in downtown Chicago. Trains departed stations immediately when filled. The goal ...

Metra trains in the south suburbs were suspended and some roads were closed Wednesday morning after a freight train ...

A freight rain derailment early Wednesday morning in Chicago Ridge has blocked roadways and cut Metra service in the south ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Metra will operate a special early getaway schedule on Good Friday to help accommodate holiday travelers. The trains are designed to get customers home and help them start their ...

CHICAGO RIDGE, Ill. — Metra has halted operations on its SouthWest Service today (Feb. 11, 2026) following a freight ...

Commuters who take the Metra Electric and South Shore lines should expect delays after a train struck a pedestrian on Monday evening. Metra, in a post on X, said Metra Electric Train #143 was stopped ...

Metra’s Southwest Service Line resumed Thursday morning following a freight train derailment that shut down rail traffic near Chicago Ridge for much of the previous day.