Plans Unveiled for 15 Minute Express 'O'Hare Flyer' Trains From Airport to Downtown

O'Hare Flyer Train Would Bring Visitors From Airport To Downtown In Just 15 Minutes

The express train, which plans to use freight tracks, aims to launch in the next five years.

Chicago Leaders Unveil Plan for O’Hare Flyer 15-Minute Airport Express Train to Downtown Chicago

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Plans unveiled for 15 minute express 'O'Hare Flyer' trains from airport to downtown

Chicago business and civic leaders announced plans Tuesday for what they're calling the "O'Hare Flyer."

A 15-minute express train to O’Hare? One group is making the pitch, but the proposal faces hurdles.

The aspirational plan, called the O’Hare Flyer, would rely on the use of freight railroad tracks to shuttle travelers between downtown and the airport.

O'Hare to the Loop in 15 minutes? This company thinks it can finally bring fast rail to Chicago

Where Elon Musk and former Mayor Rahm Emanuel failed, owners of the O'Hare Flyer envision battery-powered trains leaving every quarter hour between the Old Post Office and O’Hare on former freight tracks.

New Chicago train would take you from downtown to O'Hare in 15 minutes

A new express train could get travelers from downtown Chicago to O’Hare in just 15 minutes.