That incarnation lasted until 1983, when Amtrak took over the operation. For a decade, Union Station hosted only Amtrak’s version of the California Zephyr, but different trains eventually came. Today, ...

Union Pacific Railroad has notified employees in the East Texas town of Palestine that their jobs — kept in place by an 1872 ...

The inbound Union Pacific North Line train at the Davis Street Metra station in 2024. Thirty years after the Metra line that ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Metra is phasing out the names for some of its lines, and wants to hear from its riders. The commuter rail is phasing out the Union Pacific North, Northwest and West lines. Some new ...

There are 18 national parks near Salt Lake City and each is worth a visit. Here are the details on what to do at each one as well as travel times.

The Great American Rail-Trail will cross the entire country when completed, but one of the most epic sections has already ...

Union Pacific (UP) has placed Metra’s regional/commuter rail service in Chicagoland “at risk by demanding” that it pay ...

Metra on Monday acknowledged the confusion and began a public outreach effort that could potentially rename all of its lines ...

The Legislature’s Transportation and Telecommunications Committee took testimony Monday on North Platte state Sen. Mike Jacobson’s Legislative Bill 37, which resembles rail-safety bills that stalled ...

Metra, the region’s commuter rail operator, wants public input on whether to change the identification of its 14 Chicagoland ...

A January report from the Federal Railroad Administration recommends restoring Amtrak routes across the West, including ...