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

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Metra announced Friday that it's attempting to condense a 3-week project on the BNSF Line into a 3-day one, necessitating some train cancellations and schedule alterations. The work ...

Some big changes are coming throughout Metra’s system, including on its busiest line. According to the agency, ticket windows at stations on the Metra BNSF line officially closed for good on Monday, ...

Anacostia Rail Holdings’ Northern Lines Railway (NLR) and Jaguar’s Columbia Basin Railroad (CBRW) have joined BNSF’s Shortline Select™ program, bringing the total number of members to nine. The goal ...

Metra announced it will expand weekday and weekend service along three train lines starting next month. The BNSF, UP-North and UP-West lines will see added trains. The lines serve parts of Chicago's ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Metra is adding weekend service on the BNSF Line. Trains are being added on Saturdays and Sundays just in time for summer. However, they are also making some changes to the weekday ...

BNSF on Sept. 6 reported launching a new short line program to provide “expanded opportunities for customers to reach an even broader consumer base.” The first small road to participate was Genesee & ...

Federal regulators will determine whether BNSF Railway can use its trackage rights over Union Pacific to reach a new shortline railroad in Utah. The Surface Transportation Board on Monday rejected ...

Service has returned to normal on four Metra commuter lines, after issues related to the extreme cold delayed several trains during the Tuesday morning rush, and a freight train hit a pedestrian along ...

DOWNERS GROVE, Ill. (CBS) -- A Metra train hit and killed a pedestrian in Downers Grove Friday evening, causing a disruption on the BNSF Line. Police said at 6:59 p.m., Downers Grove police were ...

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La Crosse officials will meet Thursday evening on a proposed agreement with BNSF Railway that would clear the way for a second line of tracks to be installed on the city’s east side. The tentative ...