A long-awaited train connecting Chicago with the Quad Cities is a big step closer to reality after a massive transit bill ...

BNSF Railway has added two new railroads — Northern Lines Railway and Columbia Basin Railroad — to its Shortline Select program. Shortline Select is designed to improve interchanges and service while ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Metra announced Friday that it's attempting to condense a 3-week project on the BNSF Line into a 3-day one, necessitating some train cancellations and schedule alterations. The work ...

Supervisor Debbie Lesko, who represents the district, said she does not support a continuance on the discussion, which is set for Nov. 5.

AURORA, Ill. — Commuters in the western suburbs faced some delays after a freight train derailed on Friday morning. According to officials from BNSF, the derailment unfolded just before 5:30 a.m.

An early-morning crash delayed some BNSF trains on Wednesday. According to Metra, several BNSF trains were halted on ...

Authorities have identified a BNSF Railway conductor fatally struck by a passing train as a 52-year-old Montana man.