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.

BNSF Railway is working to address a washout on its Stampede Subdivision near Easton, Wash., the railroad said on Saturday, March 21. The washout was reported about 7:30 p.m. on Friday, March 20, ...

A freight train was robbed on Chicago's West Side on Tuesday afternoon, a Metra spokesperson said.

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The Transportation Communications Union has ratified a new five-year agreement with BNSF Railway, the parties announced this week. The agreement covers workers at the Cicero and Corwith terminals in ...

When a BNSF freight train carrying six cars of liquefied petroleum gas derailed near Manuelito, New Mexico, in 2024, the resulting fire shut down more than 100 miles of an interstate highway. The ...

Two of the largest US Class I railroads, Union Pacific (UP) and Norfolk Southern, are currently in the process of ...

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 ...

The freight rail company is encouraging its customers to contact a federal agency to express opposition to the proposed acquisition of Norfolk Southern by Union Pacific. “Our nation’s supply chain ...

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