Rails, Trails, and Ales: Discover the Ultimate Weekend Adventure with Metra’s Special Saturday Schedule

This fall, Metra is offering a special Saturday service on its Heritage Corridor Line, running from September 9 through October 14. With three round-trip trains each Saturday, equipped with Metra’s new bike cars, passengers have easy access to bike and running paths, craft breweries, restaurants, and vibrant communities along the historic Illinois & Michigan Canal. This service is an affordable way to explore the region, thanks to the $7 Saturday Pass and Family Fares, which allow up to three children aged 11 and under to ride free with a fare-paying adult. 

The special Saturday service on the Heritage Corridor Line will feature three round-trip trains each Saturday, equipped with Metra’s new bike cars, offering convenient transportation between Chicago and Joliet. Along the way, stops will be made starting at Chicago and stopping at Summit, Willow Springs, Lemont, Romeoville, Lockport and Joliet and vice versa providing passengers with easy access to explore the diverse attractions and recreational opportunities in each town.

Things To Do

Lemont

The Forge Adventure Park | 1001 Main St. | 18-minute walk / 0.9 miles  

Lemont Area Historical Society | 306 Lemont St. | 2-minute walk / 472 feet

I&M Canal Trail Bike Share | 55 Stephen St. | 5-minute walk / 0.3 miles

Centennial Trail | Lemont Rd. and Des Plaines River Drive | 18-minute bike ride / 3.1 miles

Next Mex | 319 Front St. | 4-minute walk / 0.2 miles

Barrel & Vine | 206 Main St. | 1-minute walk / 79 feet

Pollyanna Brewing Company | 431 Talcott Ave. | 7-minute walk / 0.4 miles

Romeoville

Isle a la Cache Museum | 501 E. Romeo Rd. | 6-minute bike ride / 1.2 miles

Centennial Trail | 135th Street and Romeo Road | 5-minute bike ride / 0.9 miles

I&M Canal Trail | East Romeo Road and the I&M Canal | 4-minute bike ride / 0.8 miles

Metal Monkey Brewing | 515 Anderson Dr. #900 | 10-minute bike ride / 2.1 miles

Lockport

Illinois State Museum Lockport Gallery | 201 W. 10th St. | 6-minute walk / 0.3 miles

Gaylord Building Historic Site | 200 W. 8th St. | 9-minute walk / 0.5 miles

Will County Historical Museum and Research Center | 803 S. State St. | 8-minute walk / 0.4 miles

Legacy Adventure Park | 2807 Canal St. | 7-minute bike ride / 1.5 miles

I&M Canal Trail | West on 13th St. | 3-minute bike ride / 0.6 miles

Tallgrass Restaurant | 1006 S. State St. | 5-minute walk / 0.3 miles

Lock & Mule by Tangled Roots Brewing Company | 1025 S. State St. | 4-minute walk / 0.2 miles

Public Landing Restaurant | 200 W. 8th St. | 9-minute walk / 0.4 miles

Joliet

Rialto Square Theatre | 102 N. Chicago St. | 6-minute walk / 0.3 miles

Old Joliet Prison | 1125 Collins St. | 12-minute bike ride / 1.8 miles

Harrah’s Joliet Casino | 151 N. Joliet St. | 10-minute walk / 0.5 miles

Joliet Museum | 204 Ottawa St. | 11-minute walk / 0.5 miles

Cut 158 Chophouse | 110 N. Chicago St. | 7-minute walk / 0.3 miles

Jacob Henry Mansion | 20 S. Eastern Ave. | 5-minute walk

Juliet’s Tavern | 205 N. Chicago St. | 9-minute walk / 0.4 miles