After years of negotiations, Union Pacific Railroad has given Metra an ultimatum: Compromise on fees to use UP tracks or face ...

CHICAGO — Union Pacific is seeking to nearly double track access fees for Metra commuter trains on lines in the Chicago area, ...

Chicago-area transit operations will face draconian cuts to service in the next fiscal year after Illinois legislators on ...

The conflict between Metra and the Union Pacific is deepening over the cost of the commuter railroad using the freight ...

Illinois lawmakers failed to pass a bill at session's end on May 31 that would give Chicago-area transit agencies the funding ...

Union Pacific has urged Metra to accept its latest contract offer in the long-running dispute over the transfer of commuter ...

Metra is considering renaming all of its lines, as the rail agency prepares to take over operation of three Union Pacific routes. But before the takeover goes into effect, Metra and Union Pacific ...

Union Pacific is urging Metra to accept the financial agreement it has offered for the use of its rail lines, calling it ...

Metra has partnered up with one of the Chicago area’s most iconic summer festivals to help concertgoers ride for free. For ...

Gifting allows recipients to access the article for free. Union Pacific Railroad appears to have won a three-year legal war with Metra over who will staff train operations on three key Metra ...

The Metra Electric line is named after the type of locomotive pulling the trains. And its three Union Pacific lines are named after the freight company that will soon no longer operate the line ...

NO WORD ON THE PEDESTRIAN’S CO The Kenosha Police Department is investigating a crash involving a southbound Metra train and a Union Pacific worker.The incident occurred at approximately 12:17 p ...