Metra apologizes after second day of rush hour train delays lead to overcrowding

Large crowds of commuters trying to get home amid brutally cold weather crowded Union Station after a second day of rush hour ...

Metra warn of inbound delays for SWS, BNSF, HC lines for Thursday morning rush due to Amtrak switch issue

A track switching problem at Union Station in downtown Chicago was causing delays for three Metra commuter train lines during ...
Chicago Sun-Times

Metra BNSF service restored after freight train derailment in Aurora

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Journal Star

Metra is expanding western lines starting Sept. 8 to fix 'capacity issues.' See updated schedules

Metra is adding weekday express trains and expanded hourly service on weekends to the BNSF Line to Aurora, starting Sept. 8, according to the online schedule. Two inbound express trains will be added ...
Chicago Tribune

Seats were at a premium on the train to Lollapalooza as Metra ridership rises

Paz Yepez, 22, didn’t expect Metra’s BNSF line to be that busy during Lollapalooza weekend. But heading downtown on the festival’s second day, Aug. 1, Yepez stressfully searched past jersey-wearing ...