Originally Posted by
milepig
Yeah, just checked the Metra Schedule and the trip runs just over 30 minutes from Union Station. CTA Blue line is about 30-45, depending on where in the Loop you board, and it takes you right the the terminals. Looks like CTA still wins from downtown, but this could be an improvement if coming from the burbs.
The schedule is so limited - no weekend and very few trains outside of rush hour - that I have never used it, even though there's a Metra station within 15 min walk from my suburban house.