Step back in time at the Illinois Railway Museum in Union! Ride historic trains, explore giant barns, and experience the ...

CHICAGO — The Illinois Commerce Commission (ICC) released its annual reports on incidents involving hazardous materials (hazmat) on Illinois railroads. Of the 8,549 rail cars inspected in 2022, the ...

Illinois offers some of the most charming train rides in America, taking you through rolling farmland, historic towns, and beautiful countryside. These scenic journeys let you experience the heartland ...

This Illinois town shaped by railroads and highways features a railroad park, local history museums, antique stores, and an ...

Every hour of every day, the items we need to live our daily lives are being transported by our nation’s interconnected transportation system. Rails, roads, rivers, and runways are all used to haul ...

(WAND) - Governor JB Pritzker has proclaimed September 23-29 Rail Safety Week in Illinois. This is the 11 th year of the statewide awareness initiative. The Illinois Commerce Commission and Operation ...

“By any means necessary” was no overstatement when it came to the life-or-death flight to freedom through Illinois’ Underground Railroad. John and Eliza Little walked hundreds of miles from Cairo, the ...

CHICAGO — Governor JB Pritzker has announced September 18 through 24 as "Rail Safety Week" in the state. This proclamation marks a decade of the statewide awareness initiative. “As Governor, there’s ...

As we share the Illinois stories and sites of the Underground Railroad, we are putting a spotlight on individuals who took action to abolish slavery in the United States — those who pushed for freedom ...

SCHAUMBURG, Ill. (WLS) -- There's a new request and a new idea in the ongoing federal hearings over the proposed railway merger between Canadian Pacific and Kansas City Southern. Fears of increased ...

The arrival of railroads in the early 1850s had a monumental effect on Illinois, giving the state a developed means of transportation as well as an economic springboard. The state went from having a ...