It could eventually be part of a potential expansion of Amtrak’s Southwest Chief long distance passenger line and the ...

"I applied for this job that called me to be a traction motor clerk. I had no idea what a traction motor was," Edwina Justus told KETV Newswatch 7. But she learned eventually after a Union Pacific ...

In the latest twist in Union Pacific’s long-running effort to exit Chicago commuter rail operations, commuter agency Metra ...

Just over two months after a Houston ISD student was struck and killed by a Union Pacific train while on his way to school, the railroad company held a safety training session with approximately ...

The city is also asking Union Pacific Railroad to voluntarily make changes, including reducing train speed, to improve safety after Harley Marston was struck and killed by a train at the end of ...

Metra is phasing out the names for some of its lines, and wants to hear from its riders. The commuter rail is phasing out the Union Pacific North, Northwest and West lines. ABC7 Chicago is now ...

The Conrail train went off the tracks just before 7 a.m. near Union Station on Green Lane in Union. About 20 freight cars were impacted. NJ Transit service between Cranford and Newark Penn Station ...

A woman revealed on Reddit that she found herself in a heated exchange with the partner of a pregnant train passenger Latoya Gayle joined PEOPLE as an Associate Editor in 2024. Her work has ...

WINFIELD, Ill. (WLS) -- Metra Union Pacific West Line trains were disrupted after a pedestrian was struck by a train Tuesday morning. The incident occurred near the Winfield Station. A Metra ...

need to be upgraded to meet passenger rail safety standards. "Because you do want to travel at a higher speed to make it competitive with car travel," said Ulstad "It means making all of the grade ...

(Editor's note: This story has been updated to include information from Amtrak, including how it plans to get passengers to their destination.) Rail and vehicle traffic was stopped at the ...