Large crowds of commuters trying to get home amid brutally cold weather in Chicago crowded Union Station after a second day ...

Chicago man accused of stabbing sleeping passenger on a train allegedly recorded the deadly attack, prosecutors say. Victim had no interaction.

Though the sight is familiar to many Chicagoans, folks braving their first Midwest winter or those who’ve never seen the phenomenon may be surprised to see small fires burning along Metra railroad ...

If Union Pacific’s merger is approved, it could gain control of train operators who’ve been hauling freight across Chicago ...

With the right policies to support investment, innovation and regulation, Chicago can remain the nation's freight hub for ...

A new exhibition in Pilsen documents how Mexican and Mexican American workers helped build Chicago’s rail system and lived in boxcar communities. The show traces more than a century of labor history ...

There’s something about winter in Illinois from a train seat. These routes make snowy landscapes feel calm, cinematic, and ...

Traqueros in Chicago and the Midwest” takes a closer look at Mexican railroad workers and how the roots they planted still shape communities today.

When you board an American long-distance train, you are trading airport routine for entry into a locomotive-driven realm ...