Trains

Metra Arlington Heights; Metra Chicago and North Western tribute locomotive (CARDINAL NEWS)

Four Weekday Trains Temporarily Cancelled on Metra UP Northwest Line for Railroad Tie Work Starting Aug. 4, 2025

Sat Aug 2, 2025 03:24 pm Cardinal News

A project to replace thousands of ties on the UP Northwest Line over a two-month period will require Metra to cancel four midday trains starting Monday, August 4, 2025. “Tie replacement is essential maintenance on […]

Metra Transitions UP Lines, Upgrades Communications, and UP Plans to Buy Norfolk Southern

Tue Jul 29, 2025 11:45 am Cardinal News

Metra is now operating the three Union Pacific (UP) lines instead of Union Pacific Railroad, including the northwest line through Arlington Heights. In March 2025, Metra sought the public’s help to rename the Union Pacific […]

Message board (looking inbound to Chicago) at downtown Arlington Heights Metra train station frozen on train tracker display on September 30, 2024 (CARDINAL NEWS)

Metra Seeks Help from Train Riders to Rename Train Line Names

Mon Mar 10, 2025 05:50 pm Cardinal News

Metra is launching a survey and scheduling public outreach events in March 2025 to ask riders what they think about potentially renaming lines to make the system easier to understand for new and occasional riders. […]

Apple iPhone with an SOS, indicating there is no normal connection to the subscriber's cellular network available (CARDINAL NEWS)

Verizon and Metra Experience Outages, Service Disruptions; Unknown if Related

Mon Sep 30, 2024 03:46 pm Cardinal News

Both Metra service and Verizon service have been affected by communications issues causing significant disruptions in their services. Initially there was no information indicating that the two outages were related. Metra passenger trains were delayed […]

Firefighters on scene of a small fire involving a Metra locomotive in Mount Prospect on Thursday, July 20, 2023 (PHOTO CREDIT: TJ Seputis)

Metra Train Locomotive Fire on UP Northwest Line Near Prospect Ave and George St Mount Prospect

Thu Jul 20, 2023 06:11 pm Cardinal News

Police, firefighters and paramedics from Mount Prospect and Metra police responded about 4:10 p.m. Thursday, July 20, 2023 to report of a traction motor blew with flames showing near Prospect Avenue and George Street in […]

Metra Announces No Halted Train Service; Disruption Averted, Tentative Agreement Among Freight Railroads and Unions

Thu Sep 15, 2022 10:15 am Cardinal News

Metra passenger trains will not be disrupted. The concern of halted service that might have been disrupted beginning Thursday night is no longer an issue. Metra announced Thursday morning September 15, 2022, “We are happy […]

Metra Train Clips Rear End of Truck’s Semi-Trailer at Rohlwing Rd in Palatine West of Arlington Park Station

Wed Jan 26, 2022 07:30 pm Cardinal News

Police, firefighters and paramedics from Palatine responded about 10:07 a.m. Monday, January 24, 2022 to a report that a train crashed with a semi-trailer truck at the Union Pacific Metra Northwest Line at the Rohlwing […]

Train gates and signals malfunction repair at Evergreen Avenue and Northwest Highway

Union Pacific Northwest Line Railroad Signal and Gate Control Repair in Frigid Weather Saturday Evening at Evergreen Avenue

Sat Feb 6, 2021 08:43 pm Cardinal News

Railroad gate and signal control repair in frigid weather at Evergreen Avenue and Arlington Heights Road in Arlington Heights. YouTube Tips ⓘ Arlington Heights police responded about 5:30 p.m. Saturday, February 6, 2021 to a […]

Metra, CTA, Pace Suspended All Service On Monday, June 1, 2020 Following Violent Riots in Chicago

Mon Jun 1, 2020 10:11 am Cardinal News

On Sunday May 31, 2020 at 7:57 p.m. Metra announced the suspension of all train service on Monday June 1, 2020. “For the safety of the public and our employees, and because of municipal travel […]

How Loss Of Ridership Due To Coronavirus COVID-19 May Affect Metra’s Bottom Line

Mon Mar 23, 2020 04:15 am Cardinal News

On Monday morning, commuters who still have to get into Chicago for work will need to adjust to different schedules on Metra. CBS 2 Investigator Dorothy Tucker looks at how that may affect Metra’s finances. […]

Oshkosh Defense Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) or Light Combat Tactical All-Terrain Vehicle and JLTV Utility (UTL) military vehicles Arlington Heights

Military Vehicles on Freight Train Sighted During Day Thursday; Discovered Parked Near Northwest Highway and Waterman Ave, Arlington Heights Thursday Night

Fri Mar 20, 2020 03:00 pm Cardinal News

Outbound Metra passenger train passing parked freight train hauling Oshkosh Defense military vehicles near Chicago on Thursday, March 19, 2020. The timing brought suspicions to many people when they spotted a freight train hauling military […]

Dunton Avenue crossing with toll free number and DOT number

Take Extra Care at Downtown Railroad Crossings in Arlington Heights (Actually Any Crossings) in Case of Gate Malfunctions

Thu Mar 19, 2020 10:17 am Cardinal News

Overnight Wednesday/Thursday at about 1:15 a.m. Thursday, March 19, 2020, an outbound Metra train was arriving at the Arlington Heights Metra train station. The train was westbound at Arlington Heights Road, but as the train […]

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