Amtrak and Illinois officials are celebrating the 100th anniversary of Chicago's Union Station Tuesday. The transit hub was dubbed "America's finest railroad terminal" back in 1925 and Monday ...

Since Chicago Union Station opened 100 years ago, the station has grown to be the busiest in the city and the third most used in the nation. As one of Amtrak’s and Metra’s major hubs, serving 120,000 ...

CHICAGO — Disabled vehicles blocking crossings for hours or congestion caused when mile-long manifests lose a mid-train drawbar or an air hose are potential obstacles to on-time arrivals on any Amtrak ...

A man was injured Thursday morning in an apparent road rage shooting near Union Station in Chicago. Volunteers gathered at ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- An Amtrak police officer shot a 25-year-old man near Union Station in Chicago's West Loop. Amtrak provided few details Thursday morning. Officials only said one of their officers, who ...

Over 6 million Illinoisans will drive, fly, bus and train somewhere over the approaching holidays, a 2.2% uptick from 2024, AAA reports. Better grab your Amtrak ticket soon though. With full trains ...

ST PAUL, Minn. — Amtrak and state officials marked a milestone over the Independence Day weekend, welcoming the 250,000th passenger aboard the Borealis line, the state-supported train service ...

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