Additionally, Metra’s commuter trains primarily operate on rail lines owned by Class I railroads (including BNSF, Union Pacific, CPKC, and CN), so it was clear that these former freight locomotives ...

Metra’s Burlington heritage unit, F40PHM-3 No. 211, leads a BNSF Line train at Western Springs, Ill., on June 19, 2025. Metra and the Chicago area’s other transit agencies have introduced a new single ...

A new video shows the moment a freight train hit a semi-trailer truck in La Grange, Illinois, on Friday afternoon. The incident disrupted service on the Metra BNSF line for several hours. The ...

Suburban commuter trains were stopped near Berwyn shortly before 5 p.m. Sunday after an Amtrak train struck a pedestrian, Metra said. The pedestrian's condition was unknown.

Metra BNSF delays expected near Berwyn after pedestrian struck by train Trains were halted Sunday afternoon when the incident first happened.