Our year of scheduled Roll'n'Stroll Saturday tours is done, but now you decide when to go!

Roll'n'Stroll tours are now available as charter tours, at your discretion. You choose when and where to roll and stroll around Chicago.

Contact InSites at 312.318.3526 for rates and more information.

 

For the first time ever, Southwest Chicagoland has Saturday passenger train service.

It's guaranteed for a year.
Three cheers!
Mark your calendar.
Step aboard.
Passengers wanted.

This is a 52-week event worth celebrating.
all aboard!
celebrate southwest Saturday service
doing a "Roll'n'Stroll"
Ride the train just for the fun of it.
...bring a friend or two.

Take a "Roll'n'Stroll" tour.
Ride the mid-day train from the suburbs to Union Station
Enjoy an afternoon walking tour Downtown
Then return home on the train

What...

Each month "Roll'n'Stroll" is a new tour:

On Saturday, August 19, Roll'n'Stroll will take in

Burnham ...and beyond: No Small Plans

WIn celebration of Burnham & Bennett’s

1909

Plan of Chicago

We’ll ponder the ways a century of planning has shaped Chicago & Suburbs

and take a look at current planning for the years to come.
When & Where...

"Roll'n'Stroll" occurs the 3rd Saturday of each month.

"Roll" from any Southwest Service depot aboard the 11:00-12:25 train.
The weekend train ticket is $5 for unlimited rides on Metra.

"Stroll" from Union Station at 12:30.
The walking tour costs $21 and lasts approximately 3 hours.
Reservations & Information...

Tour reservations required.
For more "Roll'n'Stroll" information or to make a reservation,
call 312.318.3526 or email insites-is-geography@att.net.

How to do a Southwest Saturday "Roll'n'Stroll"

...a checklist for you
1. Call InSites to reserve your "Roll'n'Stroll" spot in the tour: 312.318.3526.
2. See the train schedule for your stop: MetraRail.com/Sched/sws/sws.shtml. Weekend unlimited ride tickets are $5; buy them from the train conductor.
3. Ride Metra's new 11:00-12:25 Saturday Southwest Train from your station. Join the "Roll'n'Stroll" passengers in the 3rd train car.
4. Gather at 12:30 in Union Station's Great Hall. We will start our "Stroll" from here. Tickets are $21 per person - cash only.
5. Stroll as long as you are comfortable. We'll stroll approximately 3 hours, maybe more, maybe less. We‘ll have a rest break during the "Stroll."
6. Take the train home. Evening trains depart Union Station at 5:00 and 10:30.

7. Bring...

a. Lunch for the train ride
b. Comfortable walking shoes
c. Weather Wardrobe ...'cuz we'll be walking on sunshine or dancing in the rain!
d. Camera
...post your photos at the "Roll'n'Stroll" website.
...maybe get published in The Regional News or elsewhere.