Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Metra BNSF Line trains meet in Lisle, Ill., on March 20, 2026. Metra and BNSF have reached agreement on a new operating contract.

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Metra commuter rail service will run for another ten years on host freight railroad BNSF’s Chicago-Aurora line, following the successful renegotiation of terms for a new contract, the railroads ...

Inbound and outbound Metra BNSF trains are back on the move Monday, after an inbound Metra train hit a vehicle in Hinsdale, the commuter rail said. Hinsdale police shared video on Facebook of the ...

Train service for the Metra BNSF line was halted Wednesday night in the Chicago suburbs after a pedestrian was struck by a train near the Naperville station, Metra officials said. Metra confirmed ...

CHICAGO - Metra has negotiated a new contract for operations on BNSF Railway, extending its agreement to operate on its BNSF Line between Chicago and Aurora, Ill., for up to 10 years. The new contract ...