Federal Railroad Administration investigating rail dispatch incidents in Chicago area By Talia Soglin October 11, 2026 at 5:00 a.m. The Federal Railroad Administration is investigating three incidents over the summer involving problems with dispatching...
South Shore Line wants to train kids early with Kit the Fox By Doug Ross October 10, 2026 at 4:33 p.m. The South Shore Line is hoping to get youngsters into the habit of riding trains...
Trump strikes deal with Putin to get diesel By Michelle L. Price October 9, 2026 at 6:26 p.m. Trump’s shocking announcement was in stark contrast to a sweeping Russia sanctions law he signed...
2 bodies are found in the landing gear of JetBlue plane at Florida airport By Freida Frisaro January 7, 2025 at 4:12 p.m. Two bodies were found in the landing gear compartment of a JetBlue aircraft at a...
CTA discontinues use of some social media accounts, drawing consternation from users: ‘Embarassing’ By Sarah Freishtat January 6, 2025 at 5:01 p.m. The agency said it made the decision to suspend use of the two accounts on...
CTA to lock in federal funding for Red Line extension before Trump takes office By Sarah Freishtat January 6, 2025 at 3:31 p.m. A large, nearly $2 billion federal grant, key to moving the $5.3 billion project forward,...
Chicago, once again, ranks among the worst in the nation for traffic congestion in annual report By Sarah Freishtat January 5, 2025 at 11:01 p.m. Roads are so snarled that the city once again ranked among the worst in the...
2 dead and 18 injured in Southern California plane crash By Jaimie Ding January 2, 2025 at 9:20 p.m. Two people died and 18 were injured Thursday when a small plane crashed through the...
Man killed by Metra train near Waukegan-North Chicago border By Clifford Ward January 2, 2025 at 12:43 p.m. The man was hit by a commuter train on the Union Pacific North Line that...
Startup aims to use rails to transport renewable energy By Denver Post December 31, 2024 at 3:56 p.m. Freight trains criss-crossing the country carry cars of coal and tanks of oil and natural...
Column: Change comes rolling in with cashless I-PASS stickers By Charles Selle December 30, 2024 at 1:50 p.m. At toll agencies across the nation, the so-called sticker tags are being adopted as officials...
CTA says bus service is back to prepandemic levels. A new analysis shows which neighborhoods were slowest to get service back. By Sarah Freishtat December 30, 2024 at 10:30 a.m. Some neighborhoods were slower to get service back than others — and many that fared...
Jet crash disaster in South Korea marks another setback for Boeing By Paul Wiseman December 29, 2024 at 6:15 p.m. When one of the company’s jets crash-landed in South Korea on Sunday, killing all but...