The crash happened before 8 a.m. near Main Street in Downers Grove. Metra said BNSF train #1228 was stopped after the crash. A village spokesperson said the Main Street train crossing would be closed ...

Union Pacific Railroad has made some progress in its effort to transfer three of its commuter rail lines to Metra control.

A Metra BNSF train struck and killed a pedestrian during rush hour Tuesday morning in Downers Grove.

A Metra train heading a pedestrian near the Main Street Railroad Crossing in Downers Grove Tuesday morning, according to Downers Grove officials.

A federal judge in Seattle blocked President Donald Trump’s effort to halt the nation’s refugee admissions system Tuesday.

A Metra train struck and killed a pedestrian in suburban Downers Grove Tuesday morning, officials said. It is the second day in a row a pedestrian has been fatally hit in that area.

Around 4:40 p.m. Monday, BNSF outbound trains were stopped near Main Street in Downers Grove due to train #1272 striking a ...

BNSF Metra trains are moving again in the west suburbs after a train hit a man, the commuter rail and police said Monday.

Trains on the Metra BNSF line were halted just in time for the afternoon rush Monday, after a train hit and killed a ...

Service on Metra's BNSF line resumed on Monday evening, hours after a train struck a pedestrian in the western suburbs, according to the transit agency.

The family of a young journalist struck and killed last summer in Hegewisch has sued Metra. Metra, who owns the Hegewisch ...