It took more than 30 years to bring 110 mph passenger train service from Chicago to St. Louis. It could take that or longer ...

The railway industry has bounced back from the devastating impact of the pandemic and is entering a new phase of development ...

As local legend goes, the bridge served as an escape route for Depression-era bank robber John Dillinger. The notorious ...

The National Railway Historical Society (NRHS) has announced the 31 recipients of its 2025 Railway Heritage Grants. These ...

Thirty-one organizations have received $150,000 in funding from the National Railway Historical Society’s 2025 Railway ...

Comments can be submitted in person at the meeting, through an online survey on the project website, via email to [email protected] or by mail to the Village of Mount Prospect ...

A New Jersey man was driving a box truck without a license when he caused an August 2024 crash that killed his passenger on Interstate 81 in Lebanon County, police said in court documents.

Just before midnight Saturday, Illinois legislators passed a record-high $55.1 billion Fiscal Year 2026 budget, which includes funding for the long-gestating Rockford to Chicago passenger rail ...

Gov. JB Pritzker announced the re-establishment of the passenger rail service in 2023 at an event in Davis Park. The $275 million project uses funds from the Rebuild Illinois capital program and ...

Illinois State Police report the collision occurred around 4:30 a.m. at a rural railroad crossing north of Effingham. All the victims were male and from Neoga and Effingham. Officials said the ...

Illinois lawmakers on May 28 unveiled a bill that proposes to replace the Regional Transportation Authority (RTA), which oversees the Chicago Transit Authority (CTA), Metra commuter rail, and Pace ...

A Casper man’s lifelong passion for railroading led to a career as a passenger train conductor. The 82-year-old loves trains ...