A transparent effort to explore the creation of a separate supervisors' union was met with resistance from leaders of the ...

The Surface Transportation Board (STB) on July 1 denied a petition for injunctive relief and application for an emergency ...

The Surface Transportation Board has denied Metra’s request for a temporary injunction or emergency service order protecting ...

Evanston Metra riders face uncertainty as a dispute between Metra and Union Pacific Railroad over track rights payment ...

Union Pacific is arguing some material introduced by Metra should not be allowed by the Surface Transportation Board in its ongoing proceeding over the Metra-UP dispute.

Trains on Metra's Union Pacific-North line were running with delays Monday morning due to emergency track repairs in Evanston and a broken down inbound train near Fort Sheridan.

After years of negotiations, Union Pacific Railroad has given Metra an ultimatum: Compromise on fees to use UP tracks or face higher fees starting July 1.

AP Chicago commuters face uncertainty as Union Pacific challenges Metra’s trackage rights request, igniting a legal battle over jurisdiction and the future of regional rail access (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh ...

Metra lines could be set for new names, as the agency prepares to take over Union Pacific routes. But first, Metra and Union Pacific must resolve a compensation dispute.