worst train ride. we get on the the train 20 min in we are good. then i realize we are going…read morebackward. i could have been home with extra time to knit 3 blankets. but nope it took me 1 hour and 20 min to get home. bonus all people were coming from bears game. all drunk. worst train ride of my life.

Dreaming of moving my whole life . . . Great great movement, as the breeze or some other…read moreperpetual pendulum. When I was young, I had profound qualms generating within. They could power a city. My chest reverberated with anxiety. Is time a measurement of movement and is my understanding of history just a notion of space passed. Passed. Past. Am I remembering, or sitting backward in a station wagon watching the family vacation depart the present? I cannot experience space without thinking of it in size and that act of thinking in such largeness presupposes that I contemplate the distance in metered intervals, of which, I can only comprehend through relation to time. And daily, or revolutionary as in revolving, there is a march onward so constant the even poor Sisyphus takes note. Mine has always been in that Sisyphusian effort; the rhythmic undertones of life. And never have I become aware of the dark confusion as when my head rests on the Metra glass of the west line 7:31, Elmhurst to Ogilvie, south tracks. The vibrations of the train finely rattles my skull just so. My teeth loosely touching and carrying the reverberation into a internalized mosquito buzz. Eyes half shut and scared about the details missing from my office politics, the trees outside click by; raising and fainting intersection dings. Will I be at work in 20 minutes or 10 miles? It this time vibrating my bones, or is it the rough grooves of terrain, ever present, ever the friction. If you see something say something. Tickets out.

Nice. Clean. Easy to get to. Although parking can be rather bothersome. On some days there is…read moreplenty to go around and on others not so much.

Inside area to wait that is also heated or cooled depending on the season. Train maps and live wait…read moretimes are available. No bathrooms so plan accordingly.

I love the additions they've made in the last couple of years. There's a lot more lighting and…read moreenclosed areas for commuters to go into, and don't worry, there's lots of windows. On the north side lot, commuters need a village parking pass. A quick Google shows the police department around the corner sells the passes quarterly on a first come, first serve basis. It's clean, well lit, and near some restaurants. Definitely a nice station!

I was spending some time in Brookfield Il not far from the Brookfield Zoo and I drove past what…read morelooked like the weirdest thing and then I noticed a metra train station sign, all station singes look the same. I parked and went over to see why this station looked completely different from others. This station is the station that stops with in walking distance from the zoo so they zooed it up. The walkway has a cool sculpture of a mama and papa loin with a lion cub playing with papas tail. Each platform has a rock like structure with murals of wild animals in there natural habitat. Overall I thought this station was very cool and it seemed like something from a theme park right on a busy commuter suburban station.

It's one of the more no-frills suburban Metra stations along the line, with no agents, small…read morebathrooms, a water fountain, and vending machines for tickets. There's a modest indoor waiting area that stays warm on the inbound platform (north side of the tracks on Crescent Blvd.), and covered outdoor waiting areas on both sides of the tracks. It's also accessible from the Illinois Prairie bike & pedestrian path, with a bicycle repair station nearby in the public park (Prairie Path Park) to the south. There's plenty of parking up and down the line, and there's a Pace bus stop for the 715 north and south busses. This station features a pedestrian tunnel under the tracks, so you can cross over even with trains approaching. There's an automated PA system and LED sign boards indicating arrival times for trains, and delays. Sadly, the Union Pacific West (UP-W) line is one of the lines more-prone to delays during peak hours (at least compared to other lines I've ridden) due to the never-ending Third Main Line project, some track work near Geneva, or on the eastbound past Oak Park (I don't know if it's track work or regular congestion). In fairness, it seems like every Metra line is getting bogged down the closer you get to the city. Metra staff or contractors seems to clean up fairly regularly, as I rarely see much garbage or dirt in / around the station. Garbage cans seem to be empties regularly enough, that they never seem overfilled. There is plenty of lighting around the station and parking lots, there are a few cameras around the station, and it seems like the area is patrolled by local police frequently enough. You're walking distance to the Main Street shopping area, so there's lots to do in the area between departures. If I'm in the area, I'm not really here for the station, but the station does its job well enough and is a fine gateway to/from the Glen Ellyn Main Street shopping area.

Pretty sub par metra station compared to other Western Suburbs. I like that the bathroom is…read moreaccessible. Never had the coffee but I hear they are nice people.

We in the Chi! Nice…read morestop right next to O'hare and outlet mall shopping. Also right next to a ton of freeway interchanges so it's a nice meeting point for ride shares etc. Only ever here since it's close to the hotel United airlines puts flight crew up in. I'd either Uber/Lyft into the city or hop on the blue line and go into the city. CTA has its ups and downs. One station is no different really than another metro location. Maybe the further you are from the city you can expect more bus spots and individual car parking spots. This is one of those instances! Physically this is a great station. As far as CTA goes on scheduling and routes that's not the point of this review. Don't put ketchup on your Chicago style hot dog.

About 4 weeks ago I was unable to get out of the parking lot because none of the pay stations could…read moreread my credit card or that of others ahead of me. This time I could prepay for parking as I drove in but the Ventra ticket dispenser

It's a nice train station on Main Street in Lombard. Lombard is in Zone D of the Metra system. It's…read moreabout 20 miles from Ogilvie. The station is on the Union Pacific/West line between glen Ellyn and Villa Park. You can walk to the 7-11 to get cold water and ice cream in the summer. Midwest summers can be hot!

Grumble. I'm usually not a Metra rider but I'm without a car today. The train was running an hour…read morelate with "no time" anticipated when it might arrive per the overhead announcement . It had not even left Elburn, it said. I grabbed something to eat and missed it when it came. So now I'm taking a $27 Uber. I do appreciate that the station is clean and accessible. I'm on crutches so the ramps are appreciated. I'll give Metra another try tomorrow.

I really like this Metra station and not for any Metra travel because every year Franklin Park has…read moreRailroad days and the station and area turns into a festival. There is a carnival, massive sound stage, beer tent, train displays, swap meet, food vendors, model railroad layout and miniature train rides. The station fills with rail fans of all ages to watch the trains with all real life rail operations cutting right through the festival. The fest last about a week but on one Saturday there is a line up of real trains/cars that you can walk on and walk through. Metra always a locomotive on display that the adults and children can walk through and sit at the controls for pictures. Metra and the village really put on a nice festival for a great family outing which is usually in early June. I will also stop by when the festival is not going on when in the area to do some Rail fanning because it is the lead into the big rail yard with lots of action.

The Metra is great in Chicago. I needed to get to a hotel close to O'Hare everyday one week for a…read moreconference and was staying downtown. It may seem that I should have simply stayed at the hotel at O'Hare, but blah, there is nothing to do out there. I'd much rather be in the city. Anyway, back to the story, I used the Metra to get to the conference. It is easy and smooth. I could relax, work, read or better yet, Yelp! while on the train. I have been told that you are allowed to bring alcohol on the train and drink while riding... I don't know if you are 'allowed' or nobody cares to care if you drink on the train. If anyone has an official ruling on this, please let me know...