CHICAGO RIDGE, Ill. (WLS) -- A freight train derailment impacted Metra services and caused multiple road closures in the south suburbs on Wednesday. Morning commuters' travel plans were thrown off ...

Metra Southwest Service has resumed after a freight train derailed in Chicago Ridge early Wednesday morning. The derailment took place near Ridgeland Avenue and Central Avenue around 4:30 a.m, and ...

Metra commuter train service cuts caused by a train derailment in Chicago Ridge early Wednesday morning were expected to continue into Thursday. The derailment involved 10 rail cars and occurred about ...

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An 18-year-old Geneva resident died Sunday night after he was hit by an eastbound freight train near the Western Avenue grade crossing in Geneva. No foul play is suspected, according to police. He was ...

GENEVA, Ill. (WLS) -- An 18-year-old died after being struck by a freight train on Sunday, Geneva police said. Firefighters were dispatched at about 9:51 p.m. near the Western Avenue grade crossing, ...

In the dystopian novel "1984," George Orwell wrote, "The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command." The true meaning of that line was ...

MANSFIELD, Conn. -- A freight train derailed Thursday in Connecticut, sending cars carrying flammable liquid propane into the water, though officials say they don't appear to be leaking. Local and ...

Photos of the Mansfield train derailment. More than a dozen cars were derailed on Thursday morning. Photo courtesy of Aaron Flaum on Facebook A freight train derailed in Mansfield Depot on Thursday ...

MANSFIELD, Conn. (AP) — A freight train derailed Thursday in Connecticut, sending cars carrying flammable liquid propane into the water, though officials say they don't appear to be leaking. Local and ...