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CHICAGO (CBS) --Metra commuters taking the BNSF and Southwest Service trains should expect "extensive delays" Friday evening, according to Metra officials. A train was blocking all tracks out of ...

BNSF Metra Train 1242 struck a moving semitrailer around 8 a.m. at Prospect Avenue when the truck driver became stuck, on the tracks while the gates were down, behind another vehicle, ...

Metra is struggling with overcrowding and air conditioning breakdowns on the BNSF Railway, more than a month after major schedule changes to the commuter railroad’s busiest line.“I’ve heard ...

Some BNSF trains have been so crowded during the morning rush this week, Metra issued a letter of apology, and decided to add extra cars to a half dozen trains beginning Wednesday morning.

A decision over railroad giant BNSF's controversial proposal for a massive railyard will likely wait until November, after ...

BNSF Railway has hired Goldman Sachs and CSX Corp is in talks to bring on financial advisers, as rival Union Pacific’s ...

Speculation follows reports of Union Pacific's pursuit to acquire Norfolk Southern, suggesting wider industry consolidation.