Contact Contact

Celebrate the Holidays with CTA, Metra and Pace!

December 7, 2017

2017holidaytrain

The holidays are upon us, and the CTA, Metra and Pace are helping the region celebrate through several fun and charitable initiatives. We’ve also included updated service schedules so you can celebrate the holidays through public transit!

CTA

CTA holiday

The Jewel-Osco CTA Holiday Train is a six-car train decked out in lights, holiday prints and comes complete with Santa on a sleigh in the middle of the train, bringing holiday cheer across the city and neighboring communities. On Saturdays, a similarly-decorated Jewel-Osco CTA Elves' Workshop Train also joins in and to help ensure everyone has a chance to enjoy this exciting tradition.

Complementing these two festive trains is the Jewel-Osco CTA Holiday Bus, which brings the same holiday spirit and joy to bus riders as it travels throughout Chicago’s neighborhoods.

Interested in checking out the holiday bus and train? Click here for the schedule.

Metra

Through December 31, a seasonal schedule will be in effect during weekends for various Metra lines. Metra will also be extending the “Kids Ride Free” program, normally only offered on weekends, to the last two weeks of the year.  That means up to three children aged 11 and under can ride for free with a fare-paying adult from December 16 through January 1. Visit their website to find updated schedules for different routes.

Metra will be hosting the annual Operation North Pole charity event for children with life-threatening illnesses and their families on Saturday, December 9.. The event also marks the official unveiling of this year’s holiday themed train wrap.

Metra Holiday Train

On Thursday, December 14th, Metra will be conducting a “Toys for Tots” drive at all their downtown stations. You can donate a new, unwrapped toy between 6-9 a.m. and 3-6 p.m.

metra toys for tots

Pace

The Holidays mean shopping, but can also mean hunting for parking space! No need to worry, Pace has you covered with extra Holiday service. Pace’s I-90 Express Service can take you to Woodfield Mall or the Fashion Outlets of Chicago in Rosemont.

Schaumburg’s Woodfield Trolley serves Streets of Woodfield, Woodfield Mall, and several shopping locations north of Golf Road. The Trolley also picks up riders at Renaissance Schaumburg Hotel and Pace Northwest Transportation Center (NWTC).

You can transfer to Schaumburg’s Woodfield Trolley from Express Routes 600 and 607 or other local routes that serve the NWTC. For

The Rosemont Entertainment Circulator picks up riders at the Rosemont Transit Center every day and takes them to various destinations in the Rosemont Entertainment District (off River Road between Bryn Mawr Avenue and Balmoral Avenue).

You can transfer to the Rosemont Entertainment Circulator from Express Routes 600, 603 and 604, as well as the CTA Blue Line and numerous local routes serving Rosemont Transit Center.

For more information on these services and other routes connecting to these locations, you can visit PaceBus.com or call 847-364-7223.

Subscribe to our Newsletter

* indicates required
Type your email address here
What emails would you like to receive from the RTA
Tagged in:

Related Articles

RTA ADA AWARENESS 2020 1 RTA celebrates 30 years of the Americans with Disabilities Act

This month the RTA is celebrating the 30th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). The ADA transformed society and provided opportunities f...

July 29, 2020
Pace Buses 3569195969 1588881889263 Take a survey to help improve mobility options for older adults and people with disabilities

Do you or someone you know face transportation challenges? The Regional Transportation Authority (RTA) wants to hear from you about transportation issues and...

May 7, 2020
Transportation Tuesday Event Brite Banner V3 004 Transportation Tuesday Webinar Series: Attend the 2020 RTA Annual Planning Workshop Virtually

The RTA is launching a four-part webinar series in place of the Annual Planning Workshop due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The free, virtual sessions wil...

April 17, 2020
Call Banner 3485388325 1590696008966 Announcing the 2020 Access to Transit Program Call for Projects for Small-Scale Capital Projects

We are excited to announce that the call for projects for the RTA  Access to Transit Program is now open. The RTA launched the Access to Transit program in 2...

March 13, 2020
22 RTA 0646 Happy International Women’s Day and Women’s History Month from the RTA

Each year the RTA celebrates Women’s History Month in March to recognize the women who work at, and ride, CTA, Metra, and Pace every day. The celebration coi...

March 8, 2020
Survey image How's Your Ride? Take This Survey

We’d like to hear your thoughts about public transit!  The RTA is sponsoring a system-wide customer satisfaction survey and would like your feedback about yo...

March 2, 2020
RTA
CTA
Metra
Pace
Copyright © 2022 Regional Transportation Authority. All Rights Reserved.