The Coast Starlight has been shuttling riders along the Pacific since Amtrak launched, in 1971, and it's still one of the ...

Chicago's first elevated railroad opened in 1892, and the Union Elevated Railroad ... Even with commuters riding the "L" trains, Chicago's Loop was also congested with buses and automobiles.

Six CTA train stations and four bus stations will get spruced up to include new lighting, signs, fencing and rails. Repairs ...

Chicago police said officers found someone with a gunshot wound on their thigh after a shooting inside a train car around 9:15 p.m. Police said the victim was taken to a local hospital and is ...

Some Metra trains in and out of multiple Chicago suburbs were delayed early Wednesday morning after a pedestrian was struck. According to a 5:25 a.m. post from Metra, BNSF train #1200 traveling ...

Riders can use the Metra Tracker to find the direction of their train. CBS News Chicago will continue to update. Jeramie Bizzle is a web producer for CBS Chicago. Jeramie began working with CBS ...

(Chicago Tribune) 1972: Two cars of a four-car CTA “L” train plunged from the elevated structure at 40th Street and Wabash Avenue on the South Side, injuring 46 people. A mangled section of ...

1983: Harold Washington was elected Chicago’s first Black mayor. Washington, a U.S. representative who also served in the Illinois House and Senate, built his victory over Republican candidate Bernard ...

A death investigation is underway after a man was found dead on a Chicago Transit Authority Blue Line train at O’Hare International Airport on Tuesday morning. According to police, an adult man ...