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A pedestrian was struck and killed Friday evening by an inbound Metra BNSF train at a Brookfield intersection near a suburban ...
Metra BNSF line trains have been halted in both directions late Friday afternoon after a pedestrian was struck by a train ...
A pedestrian was struck and killed by a Metra train Friday near Brookfield, officials said. BNSF train service was impacted.
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.
The accident caused a major headache for commuters who use BNSF, which is Metra's busiest line. BNSF trains between Aurora and Union Station were delayed up to 2 ½ hours during the morning rush.
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 ...
Metra's rollout of a new BNSF Line schedule let down riders, one Metra director said Wednesday as complaints about crammed BNSF Line trains surged and administrators acknowledged it could take ...
Despite January’s cold and snow, Metra says it barely missed its goal for on-time performance. But that number obscures a dismal effort on its busiest line, the BNSF.That line, which is operated ...
Metra BNSF trains expected to be on time after frozen switches, broken rail About 6:25 a.m., trains in both directions began to be delayed because of frozen switches near Cicero Avenue and ...
While crews worked to repair the broken rail, BNSF trains used a single track between Fairview Avenue and LaGrange, according to a Metra spokesperson. A cold weather advisory was in effect until ...