Metra will be operating its popular holiday trains – specially decorated trains filled with holiday characters – on five rail lines this December. Holiday train trips will be offered on the Metra ...

DES PLAINES, Ill. (WLS) -- A Metra train in the northwest suburbs was transformed into a magical Christmas ride for critically ill children and their families. Metra unveiled this year's new ...

There was a snowball fight on a Metra train Saturday. But not only was it OK, it was encouraged, because the train was full of children, firefighters, police and others en route to see Santa Claus. In ...

There’s no denying the magical appeal of trains – the nostalgia, the sheer power, the thrill of the journey. And there’s no ...

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.

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(AP) — It could cost more to ride Metra trains come February. Metra officials announced their proposal to increase fares at a meeting on Friday. The changes include a 6 percent increase in one-way ...