A ribbon cutting marked the grand reopening of the state-of-the-art little red caboose exhibit located in front of the ...

The Illinois Railway Museum has added two former Amtrak diesels — an F40PHR and SDP40F — to its collection. Dynamic Rail Preservation, or DynaRail, has donated F40PHR No. 231 and SDP40F No. 644. The ...

The signalling demonstration is run by a dedicated team of volunteers (Image: National Railway Museum) Charlotte Kingston, Head of Public Programme and Communications at the National Railway ...

The Illinois Railway Museum (IRM) offers a unique blend of history, engineering and family-friendly entertainment. Whether you’re a train enthusiast, history buff or simply looking for a fun and ...

Update: A story about the Illinois Holocaust Museum’s plans to close for renovations on July 1 should have noted that a smaller satellite site will open at a yet-to-be announced date sometime ...

The Illinois Holocaust Museum & Education Center in the north Chicago suburb of Skokie is temporarily closing for a major renovation project. The museum, at 9603 Woods Dr. near the site where the ...

A highlight of the museum’s offerings is the 46-minute documentary The Trolley, originally produced for IMAX theaters and now shown hourly in large-screen HD format. The Northern Ohio Railway ...

Work has started on a museum which will tell the story of part of the country's industrial transport heritage, according to a charity. Bosses at the Moseley Railway Trust, which runs the Apedale ...

Rides will be offered from 1 to 4 p.m., with tickets ranging from $5 to $19.65 per person. More details can be found on the museum's website at whippanyrailwaymuseum.net. Proceeds will support the ...

Join the Mount Prospect Historical Society on Saturday, May 3, for a daylong bus trip, first to Union, Illinois, for a morning tour of the Illinois Railway Museum, followed by an afternoon tour of ...

Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul and 20 attorneys general have sued to challenge Trump’s dismantling of the Institute of Museum and Library Services. Last year the agency allocated $11.3 ...