In a merger application, the railroad plans to double the number of trains on a 2-mile stretch of track on Chicago’s West Side.

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While Chicago focused on the part of the Illinois transit bill that bailed out the CTA, Metra and Pace, there was intense interest in a much small provision that could have a big impact for Western ...

A record number of Americans are traveling this Thanksgiving, bringing congestion to roads, airports and train stations in the Chicago metro area. More than 4 million people from Illinois are set to ...

The CPKC Holiday Train will pass through metro Detroit once again this year on its way from Windsor to Chicago. According to the CPKC website, the holiday train will be in Windsor on Saturday, Nov. 22 ...