Trains on Metra's Milwaukee District North Line have been halted near Lake Forest after a freight train struck a pedestrian, ...

A pedestrian was killed after being struck by a freight train Friday afternoon near Lake Forest, causing delays for Metra Milwaukee District North and Amtrak Hiawatha lines. Lake Forest police ...

Or switching the Union Pacific North Line to Metra 1 (M1)? Metra is surveying passengers about a potential rebranding to make ...

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Metra's plan to rename its train lines has to be done right. The public has a chance to weigh in. We'd also like to know how ...

A pedestrian was hit and killed by a Metra train in Downers Grove, Illinois Tuesday morning. According to Metra officials, an inbound BNSF train hit a pedestrian around 7:30 a.m. in Downers Grove.

A pedestrian was struck by a commuter train near the Winfield depot at about 7:45 a.m. Tuesday, according to a social media post by Metra. Metra officials said the pedestrian was taken to Central ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Metra is phasing out the names for some of its lines, and wants to hear from its riders. The commuter rail is phasing out the Union Pacific North, Northwest and West lines.

Stadler US will use ABB traction converters and batteries for the new trainsets it is building for Metra commuter rail in Chicago and for future Valley Rail passenger service between Merced and ...

Metra is considering renaming all of its lines, as the rail agency prepares to take over operation of three Union Pacific routes. But before the takeover goes into effect, Metra and Union Pacific ...

Its two “Milwaukee” lines don’t go to the Wisconsin city — and are instead named after the Milwaukee Road the lines once used. The Metra Electric line is named after the type of locomotive pulling the ...

Passengers walk toward their Metra train at Union Station last year. Tyler Pasciak LaRiviere/Sun-Times Share How Metra named its 14 suburban commuter rail lines made little sense. Its two “Milwa ...