October 29, 2025
Chicago's commuter rail system Metra has asked an Illinois federal judge to toss Union Pacific's lawsuit alleging Metra owes more than $2.3 million for the use of three Union Pacific-owned lines amid an ongoing contract dispute, saying a federal rail regulator still needs to determine any owed compensation.
September 30, 2025
Union Pacific told the Eighth Circuit that a federal rail regulator acted arbitrarily when it recently granted terminal trackage rights on three of its rail lines to Metra, Chicago's commuter rail system, the latest escalation in a yearslong contractual dispute over access to the crucial rail hub.