Metra confirmed inbound train No. 404 struck a vehicle that was stalled on the tracks at 111th Street & Marshfield Avenue. No injuries were reported. Metra delays are expected. More from CBS News Metra Union Pacific North Line train hits pedestrian in North Chicago Funeral services held...
With that, Metra wants to make sure you're getting there safely. Passengers heading to the festival will ride for free. The deal applies to the Metra Union Pacific North line train. Metra says they're also adding extra trains this weekend to keep up with all the festivities. You can...
Metra Says North Central Line Ready by 2005 Extending Line Serving Antioch to Chicago Might Offer Express Trains and Weekend ServiceByline: Robert McCoppin Daily Herald Staff Writer Plans are proceeding to expand service on...McCoppin, Robert...
If the possibility of a strike isn't enough, a major infrastructure project could add another snag. Union Pacific is scheduled to replace about 68,000 rail ties on the UP North north line - between the Ravenswood Metra station and Kenosha. Work is set to begin Tuesday and will be done mo...
Extensive delays were expected, and riders were urged to check alert updates on the Metra website. More from CBS News Restaurant fire breaks out at Chicago's O'Hare Airport Fire Department activity snags CTA Red Line on Chicago's North Side Chicago woman charged in deadly stabbing outsi...
CHICAGO (CBS) --Metra has installed eight new wind gauges along three of its commuter rail lines, hoping to minimize delays during severe storms. WBBM Newsradio's John Cody reports the devices, called anemometers, have been installed on the Union Pacific/North, UP/Northwest, and UP/West lin...
Train line: Metra Union Pacific North, HighwoodTime from Chicago (Ogilvie): 52 minutes, zone 4Distance from station: 300 m After Amtrak effectively cancelled our day trip to Milwaukee on Friday and meeting a third friend up there, my Brews & Choos buddy and I met the other friend in ...
Friday's giveaway will happen at the Addison Street Red Line station and the Wilson Street Red and Purple Line stations starting at 3:30 p.m. You can ride the CTA's Pride train from now until fall. More from CBS News Metra Union Pacific North Line train hits pedestrian in North ...
The shuttle trains will operate in addition to regular service on the Metra North Central Service Line. Suburban bus transit and regional paratransit agencyPacesaid three of its routes—850, 851, and 855—will be affected. These routes run on the Stevenson Expressway, which will be closed betwee...
Metra:The Metra Train is a commuter service connecting downtown with the Chicago suburbs. The north central service stops at ORD at the O’Hare Transfer Station, on the northeast side of the airport. To reach the station, ride the shuttle bus from the upper levels of T1 to T3 or the lo...