Fall in the Midwest is made for train rides with your family. For those in Chicago, these routes combine colorful scenery with the fun of traveling by rail — whether on a cross-state Amtrak line or a ...

Looking for Christmas trains in Chicago? These popular rides fill up quickly, but there are still many available Polar Express train rides near Chicago. Chicago's Union Station Polar Express ride is ...

A new exhibition at the National Museum of Mexican Art tells the story of Mexican railroad workers in Chicago and the Midwest ...

Passengers say the journey on Amtrak's Southwest Chief is worth it: no TSA lines, ground-level scenery spanning deserts and ...

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Multiple cities are celebrating the festive season using trains -- from classic model trains to subways -- as a means to light up the season.

Explore the seven most scenic train rides across the U.S., offering sweeping views of mountains, coastlines, and iconic ...