Dennis Lakomy has been collecting and running model trains since his dad gave him his first model train set in 1962.

Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) completes Automatic Train Control (ATC) implementation on all north side Commuter Rail lines. Also, ridership across the Chicago region’s fixed-route ...

Metra, Amtrak, and the CTA are monitoring the incoming frigid ... snow and ice on other portions of tracks can cause train wheels to slip and lead to service delays. Meantime, Amtrak also plans ...

Saturday O-Train service to Limebank Station and the Ottawa Airport will begin on Jan. 25. Transit general manger Renée Amilcar announced the expanded six-days-a-week service on Lines 2 and 4 in ...

The Atlas Winter 2025 catalog was recently published on the manufacturer’s website. Highlights include a U30C diesel locomotive, a hot metal car, new GP40 paint schemes, new paint schemes for their 40 ...

CTA trains every five to 10 minutes all day and better Metra service at midday, nights and weekends. One app for fares and transfers across services. Buses that can bypass traffic. This is the vision ...

[Credit: Elissa Mendes/the Charlatan] On Jan. 6 at 6 a.m., the O-Train’s Trillium Line welcomed its first passengers since May 2020. The system’s track has grown by 19 kilometres since reopening, ...

Kevin O'Connell has established himself as one of the NFL's best head coaches after guiding the Minnesota Vikings to an improbably outstanding campaign. His success on a soon-to-expire contract ...

Concerns about service reliability and rider safety were atop the list, with activist groups and some City Council members also criticizing him for rarely using CTA trains and buses for ...

As recently as last year, more than a dozen Chicago City Council members supported a resolution to remove him as the head of CTA. They were critical of late buses and trains, alleged cuts to ...

Whoever runs the CTA now can’t just hang their hat on the RLE. There’s more work to be done in places where demand is far higher. For riders Monday, though, the issue was more prosaic. On a cold ...

Where does the electricity to move CTA trains really come from, and what is the future of powering the ‘L’ and the city of Chicago? David Yeomans reports. Teen shooter kills student ...