The train rides were open to the public, with each trip lasting about 15 to 20 minutes around Heritage Park. Families lined up for the scenic rides around the area.

Officials say a pedestrian was hit by a freight train Thursday in Villa Park. Villa Park police officers responded early Thursday afternoon to the Union Pacific tracks near Ardmore Avenue. They found ...

VILLA PARK, Ill. (WGN) – Union Pacific West (UP-W) inbound and outbound Metra trains are stopped near Villa Park after a freight train hit a pedestrian Thursday afternoon. Metra issued an alert ...

Todd Feurer is a web producer for CBS Chicago. He has previously written for WBBM Newsradio, WUIS-FM and the New City News Service. A pedestrian was hit by a freight train on Thursday afternoon in ...

Union Pacific West (UP-W) inbound and outbound Metra trains are stopped near Villa Park after a freight train hit a pedestrian Thursday afternoon. Trump wanted airport, station named after him in ...

Traveling via Amtrak to Canada requires a valid passport, passport card or NEXUS card for U.S. citizens. The train stops at ...

Pima County has completed a small section of the planned 274-acre Esmond Station Regional Park near Empire High School on Mary Ann Cleveland Way, east of Houghton Road. The land was purchased using ...

I can’t quite see it from my house, but as an east sider I lay eyes on Forest Park nearly every day, the green backdrop to the city. I’ve never been a regular visitor, though, a bit intimidated by the ...

The revival of an iconic train restaurant is planned as part of a new Sarasota housing development near downtown.

See stunning landscapes from a warm railcar on these scenic routes around the U.S. and Canada. Alaska Railroad's Aurora Winter Train can get you from Anchorage to Fairbanks in about 12 hours—providing ...

Joshua Tree National Park is often described as an out-of-this-world experience or healing for one’s soul, says Donovan Smith, the park’s public information officer. “With blue sunny skies almost year ...