Todd Feurer is a web producer for CBS Chicago. He has previously written for WBBM Newsradio, WUIS-FM and the New City News Service. Two Metra passengers were injured when a Union Pacific-North line ...

UP-N train 337 hit a semi-truck near Linden Avenue and Green Bay Road in Wilmette. Emergency crews responded to the scene. Two train passengers were injured, fire officials said. The crossing at ...

Metra Union Pacific North trains in both directions were halted Thursday after a train struck a vehicle at a Wilmette crossing, injuring two people. Wilmette Fire Chief Brian Lambel said his ...

Its Summer 2026 range will see new tooling for both N and OO scale. The N scale models are from Bachmann’s Graham Farish brand, and the OO scale models are in the company’s flagship Bachmann ...

PALAWAN, Philippines—U.S. and Philippine Marines shared foxholes covered in palm leaves, machine guns pointing toward the sea off this tropical Pacific island. Australian and New Zealand soldiers were ...

A long‑running Amtrak route connecting North Texas to Oklahoma City is in jeopardy after lawmakers in both states failed to include funding for the Heartland Flyer in their new budgets. The 206‑mile ...

The southbound Heartland Flyer pauses at Ardmore, Okla., on June 13, 2015. The single state-supported round trip that has operated between Oklahoma City and Fort Worth, Texas, since 1999 will continue ...

ST. LOUIS—Union Pacific’s “Big Boy” train engine No. 4014 is making its way through Missouri this summer. Missourians will see the world’s largest steam locomotive as it travels coast-to-coast to ...

(Beaver County, PA) The Union Pacific Big Boy 4014, the world’s largest operating steam locomotive, is scheduled to visit Beaver County on July 11. The train is expected in the Leetsdale, Pennsylvania ...

Rescue teams searched for survivors overnight after two trains collided near Jakarta on Monday. The authorities said at least 84 people were injured. By Francesca RegaladoHasya Nindita and Rin ...