Metra train strikes vehicle in suburban Arlington Heights Saturday

Train service was interrupted and a major roadway was closed after a Metra train struck a vehicle in Arlington Heights.
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Plan for $20 million firefighter training center near the site of Ohio derailment revived

Norfolk Southern railroad worked with the state of Ohio and Youngstown State University to revive plans for a $20 million ...

Fort Worth grandmother says her son drove during train crash that killed his 5-year-old nephew

Five-year-old Emilio Martinez was killed in the crash, and his father has chosen to forgive the uncle who was driving, family ...

5-year-old boy killed in Texas train crash, uncle charged

Fabian Riojas faces manslaughter charges after a train crash in Tarrant County killed his 5-year-old nephew, Emilio Martinez.

UPDATED: Rain-saturated ground possible cause of Union Pacific train derailment in Oxnard

A Union Pacific cargo train derailed in a commercial area of Oxnard on Nov. 19 and rain-saturated soil underneath the tracks ...

Six Flags Over Texas shares sneak peek of train for record-breaking Tormenta coaster

Tormenta Rampaging Run will surely get butts in seats, and Tuesday morning, Six Flags revealed those seats. The new dive coaster is coming to Arlington’s Six Flags Over Texas for the park’s 65th ...

'Migrants are not passing anymore': the 'Devil's Train' sees few migrants riding north

The "Devil's Train" was once a major transit route for migrants traveling north towards Juarez. Today there are very few ...