AURORA, Ill. — Commuters in the western suburbs faced some delays after a freight train derailed on Friday morning. According to officials from BNSF, the derailment unfolded just before 5:30 a.m.

WASHINGTON — Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern are withholding key documents that are needed for rival railroads, shippers, ...

BNSF Railway has been working behind the scenes to build its property holdings in Wittmann around its planned $3.2 billion logistics park. The Texas-based rail company has acquire ...

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Inbound and outbound trains on a busy Metra line Friday were stopped after a freight train derailment, Metra said, with extensive delays anticipated. According a post from the Metra BNSF line, all ...

LA GRANGE, Ill. (WLS) -- Metra BNSF trains began resuming operations Friday evening after it was disrupted in parts of the west suburbs due to a semi being struck by a freight train. A freight train ...

A new video shows the moment a freight train hit a semi-trailer truck in La Grange, Illinois, on Friday afternoon. The incident disrupted service on the Metra BNSF line for several hours. The crash ...

Few things resonate sweeter than a solid father-son relationship. That’s especially true when sons proudly follow in their father’s footsteps. For locomotive engineer Robert Burkhardt, that ...

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