Amtrak has pre-departure lounges — dubbed the Metropolitan Lounge — at select train stations nationwide. Until recently, ...

Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern's merger could streamline freight through Chicago — or sideline it. Here's what’s at stake ...

According to recently published statements made by Union Pacific CEO Jim Vena, we need a transcontinental rail merger to ...

Amtrak is now offering a single-visit pass to coach passengers at its Metropolitan lounge, for $50 at New York’s Moynihan ...

The RTA can't order the individual transit agencies to raise fares, but it can reject their budgets. To address the looming ...

The current blueprint for reform comes from the Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning, which was directed by the state to produce a 134-page study in 2023 that anticipated the arrival of the ...

The eight-car train derailed around 2:55 a.m. as it was pulling into the O'Hare station. The train apparently failed to stop and jumped 10 feet off the rails, Chicago Fire Department Spokesman ...

The mass transit systems serving Chicago and the collar counties face a $770 million budget shortfall in the fiscal year starting July 1. The gap could exceed $1 billion in coming years.

CHICAGO (CBS) — Chicago's beloved holiday train and bus are returning for the holiday season. The CTA holiday train and bus are making 33 years of operation.

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 ...