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It’s an Our Quad Cities News traffic alert. According to a release from the City of Galesburg, the Lincoln St. railroad ...
Galesburg Railroad Days welcomes the #1 Beatles tribute band – BritBeat - to The Orpheum Theatre stage during the annual festival at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, June 25. GALESBURG – Galesburg Railroad ...
Galesburg City Council to vote on Railroad Crossing Elimination program, future of traffic crossings. To stream News 8 on your phone, you need the News 8 app. Download the News 8 app.
Galesburg railroad crossings could soon grow quieter. ERIC TIMMONS. The city is finally ready to signal full steam ahead for a plan to silence train horns in Galesburg.
Since the first train came in 1851, Galesburg has been a railroad town. Carl Sandburg’s father worked for the Burlington shops, and today the BNSF Railway Co. is the city’s largest employer.
Galesburg has been known for its railroad hub since the early days of American railroading, the BNSF Railway said. The first train passed through in December 1854, changing the economic landscape ...
K.C. Hill has been working out of the Galesburg railroad hub for 67 years. Now 86, he still works full-time and has no immediate plans to retire.
GALESBURG, Ill. — On the third floor of Knox College's Alumni Hall, the Underground Railroad Freedom Center stands as a testament to the college's and Galesburg's history and the role both ...
Galesburg's annual Railroad Days returns Thursday, so people are gearing up for the festivities. But, last year's shots fired incident is still in people's thoughts. TV6 spoke with a resident and ...
Since the first train came in 1851, Galesburg has been a railroad town. Carl Sandburg’s father worked for the Burlington shops, and today the BNSF Railway Co. is the city’s largest employer.