Although the trains can be(and often times are) packed, riding the train is the fastest way to get…read moredowntown Chicago. Metra is my ride to work and back home Monday through Friday. Appreciative of having the train to get me downtown, and back home. Now it IS a pretty penny monthly. But I am sure it offsets the costs of wear and tear and the family car. And I am thankful.

Hands down Absolute worst train service in the United States of America. Without a doubt terrible…read moreservice. I don't even know where to start. For one, the schedule that the Metra creates themselves is always;more often than not; off schedule. They allow track construction to take place while also taking passengers. So if you're on the train heading inbound or outbound, it is IMPERATIVE that you must sit in one of the first 3 stops for a an extended period of time, disregarding the schedule that the METRA THEMSELVES put out. If you're trying to get to places on time and accordingly, I can only recommend driving, or getting on the train before the one that would allow you to get to your destination on time. They really still take passengers and keep the same schedule out , knowing that there are workers on the track and that the trains will stop and hold up passengers. The pricing for passengers constantly goes up, while the service repeatedly get more and more worse by the day. The only positive thing I can say about it is that the train clean more often than not, and the conductors do their job well, but as for operations outside of that: 0/10 HIGHLY DO NOT RECOMMEND RIDING THIS TRAIN. They don't care about passengers, schedules, the passengers that ride the train to commute for work, nothing . They only care about charging you a extra $1 or $2 every other year, so that you can sit on Van Buren st for 30 minutes, every ride, while workers work on the track that they already knew would be there. No regard for getting passengers to their destination on time, or even the time that they project. Nothing accurate. Absolute worse train service in the country. Invest in a car

I commuted by train to Chicago for many years. Like NYC, the transportation system is convenient to…read moreuse and reliable. You don't have to deal with traffic on the Dan Ryan or Ike here, and you can read or knock some work out while relaxing. I have a meeting in the Loop today so I'm headed to the city on the express train which has very few stops. Not all of the trains are express only the ones during rush hour. You can purchase a monthly pass or round trip ticket. Since I do most of my work from home, I buy tickets as needed. My tickets today total a little under $7.50 round trip. For a comfortable and relaxing ride, hit the rail to the Loop!

Metra is totally the only way to FLY! however there has been…read moresome rudeness on the 705am train People taking up 2seats because they don't want someone sitting next to them.... The trains are packed. No one wants a headache early in the morning dealing with that. We all pay a hearty fee riding this train. Do better people!

Very professional, clean and pleasant experience. I used this service to go to the Casino with 6 of…read moremy friends. We were grateful for the drivers safe driving. I would definitely use this service again.

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Monday, October 12, the car arrived on time, had room for my husbands wheelchair as…read morerequested....driver (Tim?) was awesome. We went from Matteson downtown to Rush Hospital where my husband was having surgery. Not sure when we would come back....but when I called on Saturday morning, Frederick's remembered us...and sent a car to me within 2 hours of my call for the reverse trip. I cannot tell you how AWESOME the service was....and for a first time use of this business....I would use them again without a moments hesitation! Jackie Harn

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I was so pleased with paddy wagons service friendly and on time going to midway and coming home…read more I will soon use again 5 star rating for me

Paddy wagon Has always been and always will be our safest ride home after a night of fun and…read morecocktails We usually make a reservation in advance but like this past weekend we had an unexpected stop that led to several drinks I simply sent a text and reserved a time for pick up and when the driver arrived my phone alerted me and they drove us and our car home safe and sound for the same fee as using uber. Sometimes I just feel safer with the drivers from paddy wagon and I love giving the business to them. They deserve it for sure They have been dependable to us for almost a decade and have never let us down

It's a Metra station off LaGrange Road. And by "Metra Station" I mean a cinderblock square with no…read moreticket office, no bathroom, nothing. However, the train does stop here and parking is a relative bargain at $1.25. I cannot understand why they didn't install a bathroom or ticket window, but I guess it works... Almost every other station on the RI line is better than this one, but it's the closest one to my house.

As train stations go, this one is very clean…read more And useless. To call it a train STATION is a bit silly. Yes, there is a stop here and you can get on and off the train. But there is NOT a station here, just a building. Need information? Hope it's on one of the poster? Need a bathroom? Hope you can hold it. Need to buy a ticket? Get it on the train with cash. Need shelter from the weather? This building CAN do that. There are plenty of parking spots outside, enjoy!

I found this on the internet but I couldn't find it on Yelp so I added them for the train nerds…read morelike my self. The park is relatively brand new looking on a 35 ft hill over looking six tracks in the observation area. There is wide ramps for disabled people to get up there with a covered roof and plenty of benches to sit and enjoy the action. There is a caboose and a crossing gate to build the rail theme of the park. Ample parking across the street for $1.25, park and when you leave deposit the money, even if it's one hour or five hours. You will see Amtrak trains, Metra trains and freight trains. One thing that I didn't like was the genius who put the info boards on the track side on the top of the railing which will limit the camera and video shots because they will block them, hey put them on the back side and get them off the viewing side. I actually moved to the Metra station which has better un obstructed views and more trackage in eye shot. Overall it's a nice idea for the train nerds but they obviously didn't consult train nerds who take pictures or videos which is what most of us do so the Metra station is the better option.