When I cut a hole in the living room wall in order to expand my N scale railroad into the hallway beyond, I thought that was ...

Find out which of the Rock Island Rocket passenger trains held the fitting “Rocket” name and where they went into the history books.

CHICAGO — A Chicago man is facing a slew of felony charges in connection with a string of robberies on CTA trains earlier this year. Chicago police say 22-year-old Vaughn Jackson has been charged with ...

Metra has unveiled its schedule for popular holiday trains on five lines this season. The rail agency said it will offer trips on specially decorated trains with holiday characters this December, but ...

Tickets for one of the Chicago area's most beloved and family-friendly holiday traditions go on sale Monday, and they're "expected to sell out fast." Beginning at 12 p.m. Monday, tickets for Metra's ...

John Eimen, the cherubic, red-haired child actor who graced a string of iconic American television series during the late 1950s and ''60s, has died at the age of 76.

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Thanksgiving is not even here yet, but Metra wants to make sure you're ready for Christmas and the holiday festivities. Tickets went on sale for the holiday trains at noon on Monday and sold out ...

While some baby names of the 1950s are just as popular today as they were then, others have fallen out of fashion, like poodle skirts. The latter is especially true of baby girl names of the 1950s.