Members of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen have ratified a five-year national freight rail contract, the ...

Metra canceled six BNSF line trains on Christmas Eve due to staff shortages, warning of potential crowding on remaining ...

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Multiple Metra BNSF trains were canceled on Christmas Eve due to an "operational incident," the rail agency announced. The ...

Several BNSF Metra line trains scheduled to run on Christmas Eve were canceled mid-day due to an “operational incident,” Metra announced. A staffing shortage resulted in the need to cancel some ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- As the evening rush hour got under way Wednesday, Metra rail users on the BNSF line hoped to avoid the severe overcrowding that has plagued several trains this week as the result of ...

Inbound and outbound Metra BNSF trains are back on the move Monday, after an inbound Metra train hit a vehicle in Hinsdale, the commuter rail said. Hinsdale police shared video on Facebook of the ...

BERWYN, Ill. (WLS) -- Metra BNSF trains are moving again with delays after an Amtrak train struck a car in Berwyn. Metra BNSF tweeted said customers should expect moderate to extensive delays through ...

The merger filing by Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern doesn’t change the fact that the merger is bad for the economy and ...

BNSF Railway Co. has asked a federal court to require victims of a deadly Amtrak crash in Missouri to pursue settlements through arbitration, rather than lawsuits. BNSF owns the railroad tracks used ...

Santa Claus, pizza, hot chocolate, mini-trains, and big trains were all a part of BNSF's Christmas celebration.