This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. It begins as a gentle rumble as you see motion out of the window: that slight lurching forward. With a steady gait ...

Ivy McWilliams looks at the tiny amusement park as a train goes by at Santa's Trains at Look Park on opening day Thursday evening. One of the region’s largest holiday attractions — Santa’s Trains at ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." One of the most buzzed-about films from the 2025 Sundance Film Festival was Train Dreams, an atmospheric ...

I attended the 61st Chicago International Film Festival and saw an early screening of Train Dreams. Unfortunately (or fortunately), there are too many exciting upcoming 2025 movies, so I hadn’t heard ...

WHAT IT'S ABOUT "Train Dreams" tells the story of Robert Grainier (Joel Edgerton), a logger clearing forests for the railroad in the early 20th century Pacific Northwest. He lives with his wife Gladys ...

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 ...

The long-gone railroad car parked outside a Fall River McDonald's is being restored. The train is no longer part of a McDonald's but will become a lunch train running out of Newport in 2026. The train ...

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Amtrak is testing new trains on the Northeast Corridor to replace its aging fleet, but don’t expect to set foot on one in New York until 2027 at the earliest. The railway plans to launch 83 sleek new ...

In September I had the opportunity to travel on Amtrak’s new, NextGen Acela trainsets. Here’s the good news, these trains are a major upgrade over the first generation Acela in terms of comfort, ride, ...