Empire Builder trains scheduled to leave Union Station for Seattle at 11:05 a.m. and 3:05 p.m. on Monday have been canceled, according to Amtrak.

CHICAGO (CBS) — Thursday's extreme cold impacted the morning commute for many people in the Chicago area, as trains on five Metra lines and one CTA line came to a temporary halt because of ...

As extreme heat waves get worse, more tracks will turn into sun kinks — disrupting commuter rail service that reduces carbon emissions and slows that warming.

What weather forecasters called a dangerous heat wave has settled into the state, and it’s going to make life tough for residents — and for the trains that get them to and from work. “What ...