Metra’s Southwest Service Line resumed Wednesday morning after a freight train derailment near Chicago Ridge. The 10-car derailment caused no injuries or spills but damaged tracks and signals. Crews ...

There were no reports of injuries or hazardous material spills in the derailment which happened around 4:45 a.m. Wednesday ...

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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. An inbound Metra SouthWest Service train departs from Chicago Ridge, Ill., in May 2019. The train is about to cross a diamond with ...

Service on the Metra BNSF line was disrupted for several hours Friday afternoon, after a freight train hit a semi-trailer truck at the station in LaGrange, Illinois. The LaGrange Police Department ...

Metra BNSF trains began resuming operations Friday evening after it was disrupted in parts of the west suburbs due to a semi being struck by a freight train. A freight train struck a semi around 1:52 ...

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 ...

Metra service has been restored on the BNSF line that carries commuter trains between Aurora and Chicago after an early morning freight train derailment caused significant delays. The disruption ...

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