WASHINGTON — Union Pacific has asked the Surface Transportation Board to dismiss Metra’s request for trackage rights on UP lines in the Chicago area, saying the STB does not have jurisdiction ...

Madison Reed, a South Shore Line commuter is nervous heading to Chicago for the first time by train after last night's deadly crash. No passengers on the train were hurt, but Reed says the tragedy ...

Trains on Metra's Union Pacific-North line were running with delays Monday morning due to emergency track repairs in Evanston and a broken down inbound train near Fort Sheridan.