Chicago has depended on its trusty elevated rail system for well more than a century. Every day, some 400,000 riders board ...

“Curious Chicago Kids” is a new Chicago Parent series that helps families explore the city and answer kids’ curious questions along the way. From shiny sculptures to zoo facts, we break it down so ...

The Metra Holiday Trains have entered the station! Trips will be offered on five rail lines this holiday season.

A longtime purveyor of the dangerous practice in Chicago tends to agree, pointing to the deaths and injuries on the New York ...

A long-awaited train connecting Chicago with the Quad Cities is a big step closer to reality after a massive transit bill ...

The cars jumped off the track and started to climb the escalator. A Chicago Transit Authority train car rests on an escalator at the O'Hare Airport station after it derailed, March 24, 2014, in ...