Chicago’s public transit was consolidated under the Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) in 1947. Today the CTA operates eight rail lines and 140 bus routes, providing transit service to Chicago and the ...

I took a 20-hour train ride from Chicago to New York City on an Amtrak for the first time.; The experience was more comfortable than I expected, but the train lacked some basic amenities. The ...

If you want to see the country without having to actually drive, a train ride might be the solution. You'll get to see the ...

Chicago's popular Polar Express train ride won't take place this holiday season. According to a message on the Union Station Polar Express train ride website, a "systemwide shortage of railroad ...

Chicago's Union Station Polar Express ride is canceled again in 2024 because of construction around the station, but plenty of suburbs have opportunities for train-loving kids to meet Santa on ...

The train started to accelerate, and soon we were rolling right along — to Chicago, I hoped. Sponsored One of the first things I noticed was that we crossed over a big waterway, which I ...

Public Interest; Refunds not enough after nightmare Amtrak train ride to Chicago, passengers say. Published: ; Oct. 10, 2022, 5:29 p.m.

"We regret to announce that The Polar Express Train Ride will not operate in Chicago in 2024 due to extensive city street reconstruction above Union Station," a message posted to the event's ...

5 of the best Amtrak adventures from Chicago for train lovers Here are some of the best trips you can take from Chicago’s Union Station — from a short ride across the state to a multi-day ...

In time for an important ancestral celebration in the Mexican community, the CTA unveiled a train adorned with Day of the Dead original artworks by a Mexican American neighborhood artist. The initi… ...

Passengers stuck on an Amtrak train say there was no electricity, heat, bathrooms or food during a roughly 19-hour journey from Pontiac to Chicago.

The 52-hour trek from Chicago to Emeryville, California, was my first long-haul train ride, and I had a few surprising highlights along the way. Read on for 10 of the best parts of traveling this ...