Five years ago, the average Union Pacific freight train was 8,000-feet long. Today, it’s more than 9,000 — with many extending as long as 15,000-feet.

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, officials said.

This freight train was transporting rails when one of the rails shifted and obstructed the train's path, causing extensive damage to everything in its way. The incident resulted in the destruction ...

Video footage obtained by NBC Chicago shows the moment a freight train collided with a semitruck at a rail crossing in suburban La Grange, leading to hours of Metra service delays.

Service on the Metra BNSF line was disrupted for several hours Friday afternoon, after a freight train hit a semi-trailer truck at the station in LaGrange, Illinois. The LaGrange Police Department ...

Metra trains delayed at LaGrange Station after truck-freight train crash Inbound and outbound trains on the Metra BNSF line were delayed when another train hit a vehicle about 2 p.m. near LaGrange ...

New Delhi, The Railway Ministry has asked three zones to procure drones on contractual basis for a pilot project to monitor and detect uneven loading in freight trains at various terminals.

A proposed private passenger train will make the Los Angeles to New York City trip in less than 72 hours – and carry ...

The first commercial freight train has travelled along the East West Rail line having left an historic Oxfordshire railway station.

Man hit, killed by freight train in Nashville identified by police Train traffic was stopped in the Wedgewood-Houston area as authorities investigated the deadly crash at 4th Ave. S and Hart St.

A rail crossing in suburban La Grange is closed Friday afternoon after a train collided with a semitruck, according to officials.