"No wider than a semi-truck and trailer, it would be possible to run this line down the inside shoulder of I-90," writes Robert Manning of Rockford.

BNSF Railway plans to spend $3.8 billion on capital projects in 2025, with the vast majority for network maintenance, the company announced today (Jan. 23, 2025). “Our 2025 capital plan reflects ...

Metra is exploring financing options to address the urgent need to replace its ageing bridge infrastructure in the Chicago metropolitan area.

The commuter rail agency is seeking $230 million from the federal Railroad Rehabilitation & Improvement Financing program to ...

Commuter operator Metra says it is considering the rarely used option of outside financing to address its increasingly urgent ...

The agency owns 446 bridges, of which 80 percent of them are at least more than 75 years old and have surpassed their functional lifespan and are increasingly expensive to ...

Metra may leverage low-interest federal loans to replace or repair some of its oldest bridges. At a Wednesday meeting, board ...

The clock is ticking for transit agencies facing a crater-sized budget hole, Metra Executive Director Jim Derwinski warned at ...

Chicago's Regional Transportation Authority released a plan calling for $1.5 billion in operating funding from state and ...

The CTA relies on its “protectors of the railroad” — hundreds of workers ready to repair any rail cracks caused by subzero ...

Video obtained by FOX 32 Chicago showed flames coming from a Metra train Monday evening, causing significant delays.

Grand Trunk Western steam provided a last look for many Midwest railfans. Despite having a large population with sizeable ...