Metra train hits vehicle near Bartlett, Illinois, stopping trains on Milwaukee District West lin

Metra Milwaukee District West trains are stopped near the Bartlett station Monday morning after a train struck a vehicle, ...
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From new train lines to parking regulations: What else is in Illinois’ transit bill

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — With money for new rail lines, regulations for residential development projects and a list of infrastructure priorities in the Chicago area, a public transportation bill recently ...

Today in Chicago History: Motorman ignores red light causing head-on train collision that kills 7 near Gary

1993: A Chicago, South Shore & South Bend Railroad commuter train raced by a red signal and crashed head-on into another ...