The Surface Transportation Board has turned down Metra’s request for the board to set conditions and compensation for Metra use of three Union Pacific routes in the Chicago area, calling the move ...

The Transport Workers Union — whose Local 100 represents many NYC Transit bus workers and all subway workers — is once again ...

Morning commuters' travel plans were thrown off track after a freight train derailed in Chicago Ridge. The company said a CSX train derailed at about 4:24 a.m. It caused damage to the railroad ...

Gov. Kathy Hochul vetoed a bill last year that would have required all subway trains to have a two-person crew. Now, in an election year, the Transport Workers Union is pushing the issue again.

Chicago Transit Authority officials presented a revised safety plan Tuesday to the Federal Transit Administration, which had been threatening to a cut a $50 million grant if the CTA did not revise its ...

The San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District (BART) Board adopts an alternative service plan outlining budget-balancing details. Also, Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) is ...

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Metra commuter train service cuts caused by a train derailment in Chicago Ridge early Wednesday morning were expected to continue into Thursday. The derailment involved 10 rail cars and occurred about ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Trains on the Metra BNSF Line were halted in both directions after a truck struck a bridge near Cicero Thursday morning. Metra ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A worker clearing snow has died after being struck by a Metra train in Bartlett Monday morning, authorities said. Police confirmed ...

BARTLETT, Ill. (WGN) — A public works employee has died after the snowplow he was driving was struck by a Metra train. The fatal incident involving a Metra District West train happened at the ...