Passengers say the journey on Amtrak's Southwest Chief is worth it: no TSA lines, ground-level scenery spanning deserts and ...

Former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich and his wife Patti face a group of reporters after he was sentenced to 14 years in ...

The Trump administration is threatening to pull federal funding for public transportation in Chicago unless the city tightens ...

Metra BNSF trains are running with delays after a vehicle was hit by an Amtrak train Tuesday evening in Brookfield, Illinois.

The video showed that the car had stopped at the intersection with the train tracks, but its front end extended onto the ...

A horrific attack on a woman riding a commuter train this month is reviving President Donald Trump’s strong opposition to ...

The U.S. Transportation Department on Tuesday threatened to withhold transit funding for Chicago trains and buses, and ...

Lawrence Reed, 50, is alleged to have poured liquid over a 26-year-old woman on a CTA Blue Line train and later set her on fire Monday evening.

Experience the Amtrak Empire Builder train as it traverses breathtaking landscapes across Washington State, Idaho, Montana, North Dakota, Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Illinois. This iconic route, one of ...

A person was struck and killed by a freight train in the west Chicago suburb of Downers Grove early Sunday morning.

The U.S. Attorney’s Office in Chicago has charged a man with a federal terrorism offense for allegedly setting a passenger on fire on a Chicago Transit Authority train last week.

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — With money for new rail lines, regulations for residential development projects and a list of infrastructure priorities in the Chicago area, a public transportation bill recently ...