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CHICAGO — Tickets for Metra’s popular Holiday Trains go on sale at noon on Monday. The beloved decorated trains are filled with holiday characters, and will run on five rail lines this December.

Metra said they sold out of spots within four minutes. Train cars will be decorated and there will be visits from Santa and other holiday characters. The video in the player above is from a previous ...

One of the best uses of your time in the autumn is simply watching the leaves change. There are few better ways to do that than with a train ride. Most railways are fairly inexpensive, trains often go ...

HUNTINGDON COUNTY, JUST WEST OF THE SUSQUEHANNA VALLEY, MAKING SOME HISTORY TODAY. INSTEAD OF BOARDING THE BIG YELLOW BUS, THEY GOT ON A STEAM LOCOMOTIVE BUILT MORE THAN A CENTURY AGO. NOW THAT’S THE ...

At the height of the Civil War, a smuggler-turned-Union spy came up with a daring plan. Leading a team of two dozen Union soldiers from Ohio, James Andrews would sneak behind enemy lines, steal a ...

Metra is adding weekday express trains and expanded hourly service on weekends to the BNSF Line to Aurora, starting Sept. 8, according to the online schedule. Two inbound express trains will be added ...

Metra and Pace are offering free rides to students on their first day of on Monday. Chicago Public Schools and many suburban schools start on Monday, August 18. Kindergarten to high school students, ...

Metra and Pace are offering free rides to students on their first day of school next week. Chicago Public Schools and many suburban schools start on Monday, August 18. Medicare update: Major change ...

The California State Railroad Museum's historic Granite Rock 10 steam locomotive returns to service in Old Sacramento on Aug. 9, 2025, after a years-long restoration. Woman Told Foster Dog Not ‘Good ...

LAKE LINDEN, MI – This 1915 locomotive sat silently for years. Now, it’s chugging back to life. The Houghton County Historical Society has restored and recertified the Calumet & Hecla Mine #3 Steam ...

Uniquely is a Modesto Bee series that covers the moments, landmarks and personalities that define what makes living in the Central Valley so special. Fans of the steam railroad era can once again ride ...