The region acts as the gateway to the Northeast corridor, but activists have called for better connections to Chicago.

UP’s purchase of Norfolk Southern could create a modern coast-to-coast railroad empire, but it’s not the first time America ...

Just a short Amtrak train ride from Chicago allows visitors to enjoy what Milwaukee has to offer.

Metra will add service on its most-used route, the BNSF Line, and make changes to two of its Union Pacific lines in September, the commuter operator has announced. On the BNSF Line between Aurora, Ill ...

His group is now opposing the proposed $31 billion merger of the Canadian Pacific and Kansas City southern railroads, which could dramatically increase traffic on Metra's Milwaukee District West Line.

The station serves the Milwaukee District North Line that connects suburban Fox Lake to Union Station in downtown Chicago.

Editorial: Will Chicago see fewer freight trains after the megamerger of Norfolk Southern and Union Pacific? Will drivers have to wait less often at grade-level railroad crossings?

Ondas Networks Completes First Buildout of its 802.16 Technology to Power the Latest Class I Railroad's Migration to New 900 MHz Network in Chicago ...