CHICAGO (CBS) -- Service was restored on several Metra train lines Monday afternoon, but extensive delays were expected following outages with systems designed to automatically stop trains to avoid ...

Numerous Metra lines are experiencing service interruptions and train cancellations due to outages with the Positive Train Control system, the agency says. According to officials, all trains on the ...

National Transportation Safety Board investigators say Positive Train Control — a system of satellites, communication towers and complex software that makes sure trains' safely follow their routes — ...

Trains have been delayed on every Metra commuter line in the Chicago area during the Tuesday evening rush, due to a positive train control system outage. Metra officials said, beginning around 5 p.m., ...

The National Transportation Safety Board has said more than 150 train crashes since 1969 could have been prevented by Positive Train Control. The agency had recommended the automatic braking system ...

The automatic braking system railroads were required to install several years ago needs improvement to better prevent collisions, federal safety investigators said in ...