Traveling by train is not the easiest, quickest or most reliable to travel across the country. Why hasn't America's love of ...

A passenger drinks coffee as the sun rises on Amtrak’s Train 41, the Floridian, bound for Miami, Fl., Monday, Nov. 11, 2024. Pat Nabong/Sun-Times Share Would you ride a train from Chicago to ...

The holiday season is officially underway, with the Canadian Pacific Holiday Train's voyage ... Feeling out of the loop? We'll catch you up on the Chicago news you need to know.

The Sun-Times sent a reporter and photographer on the first run of the Floridian from Chicago to Miami — on one condition. We have to ride the whole way in coach.

CBS News Chicago is told that an altercation broke out between two people on the train, and one stabbed the other—possibly in the head. The victim was taken to an area hospital. It was not ...

NORTH CHICAGO, Ill. (CBS) -- Metra Union Pacific North trains were halted near the Great Lakes Naval Station north of Chicago Tuesday evening, after a train hit a vehicle. Metra reported that ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Closing arguments are set for Monday in the trial of a military veteran charged with recklessly choking to ...

Devontay Shields, 35, was taken into custody at Chicago's Union Station on Saturday, as he attempted to board an Amtrak train bound for Miami, the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Northern District ...

Amtrak completed its inaugural trip on a temporary new route connecting Chicago, Illinois, and Miami, Florida. The Floridian train combines ... to relax and enjoy the view along the way." ...

CHICAGO - A Metra UP-N train hit a pedestrian ... to listen to platform announcements for the latest information. Check out Metra's website for real-time updates.

Ninety years ago, the nation was deep in the Great Depression and the city’s retailers were struggling. That’s why the State Street Council (which has been part of the Chicago Loop ...

The incident occurred around 5:13 p.m. at the Olson Road railroad crossing near Union. Emergency crews from the Marengo Fire & Rescue District, Union Fire Protection District, and the McHenry ...