BNSF Railway plans to spend $3.8 billion on capital projects in 2025, with the vast majority for network maintenance, the company announced today (Jan. 23, 2025). “Our 2025 capital plan reflects ...

Meanwhile, Metra's busiest route, the BNSF Line between Aurora and the city is experiencing significant delays. "Inbound and outbound trains may be operating up to 40 minutes behind schedule due ...

The first word in the Association of American Railroad’s annual Rail Industry Outlook is “uncertainty,” as a slew of economic and policy issues weigh on the business in 2025. To further temper ...

Mitch Horner I’m a fan of Burlington Northern and its predecessors ... I probably have the most prototype hours riding in Metra bi-level commuter cars. I was ecstatic when Atlas announced ...

Sun-Times file Share Metra is taking the rare step of applying for a loan to help quicken the pace of fixing its hundreds of aging bridges. The commuter rail agency is seeking $230 million from ...

MELROSE PARK, Ill. — Metra riders faced some delays during rush hour on Thursday after a train hit a car in the western suburbs. In an update shared on X by Metra at around 5:10 p.m. Thursday ...

CHICAGO (CBS) -- Monday's bitter temperatures could affect the way Chicagoans get around. Metra, Amtrak, and the CTA are monitoring the incoming frigid weather to try to prevent delays and ...

BNSF Railway's Cicero project is part of a larger investment strategy. Find out how much the company is spending nationwide ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Metra Union Pacific West trains were stopped, after a train hit a vehicle in Melrose Park Thursday evening, the commuter rail said. Metra said in a post on X just after 5 p.m ...

After Another Death At NW Side Metra Crossing, Safety Upgrades Finally Planned For Nagle Avenue: Over the past 15 years, four people have been killed at the Nagle Avenue Metra crossing in Norwood Park ...

Springfield City Council will meet Monday night to vote on an agreement with BNSF in relation to the Renew Jordan Creek ...