As May 31 this year came and went and Illinois lawmakers passed a roughly $55 billion state spending plan for the fiscal year beginning July 1, a $771 million budget shortfall that Chicago ... bus ...

Amtrak plans to launch a service that would create the first one-seat train ride between Long Island and the mainland United States. Officials at the national railroad laid out the idea during ...

The train runs from September to May, with weekend departures and flag-stop access to remote wilderness. California Zephyr – Chicago to Emeryville, California Credit: Wikimedia Commons ...

Metropolis The Risky Plan to Stop Chicago’s Transit “Death Spiral” The city is staring down a massive budget gap—and a total reimagining of who runs its trains and buses.

And here we are." Cast members dance to "Hot Chocolate" in 2022 on "The Polar Express Train Ride," which runs out of the Oklahoma Railway Museum in Oklahoma City during the holiday season.

The Ghan is one of the longest train journeys in the world, spanning 1,851 miles and multiple climate zones, from tropical Darwin in Australia’s “top end” to the lush hills of Adelaide on ...

While it won't stop in Chicago, tickets are available for the 2024 Polar Express Train Ride at the following suburban location: Fox River Trolley Museum -- Elgin, Illinois: Nov. 30 through Dec. 22 ...

Running between Chicago and Emeryville, California, the Zephyr is the longest continuous train ride in the United States, in operation since 1949.

With daily service between New York City and Vermont, Amtrak's Ethan Allen Express fall foliage train ride takes you on a journey through storybook New England villages and upstate New York ...

Starting Aug. 12, a handful of the city’s famous elevated trains covered in the work of emerging artists and designers will take to the tracks of the Chicago Transit Authority, accompanied by a ...

A beloved Christmas tradition in Chicago has been canceled. The Polar Express holiday train ride that operates from Chicago’s Union Station will not run this holiday season.

A trip to Chicago from Jackson by an Amtrak train takes about 15 to 16 hours. Overnight rides are offered so you can board the train at 6 p.m. and arrive in the Windy City by 10 a.m. the next morning.