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 ...

Rocky Fork New Bethel AME Church in Godfrey, Illinois, photographed on June 22, 2023, is only a few miles from the Mississippi River and served as an early stop for freedom seekers traveling on the ...

If you were paying attention in history class, you’ll recall the Underground Railroad wasn’t a railroad at all. Rather, it was a fluid network of locations where freedom seekers sought refuge from ...

(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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

(WAND) - Governor JB Pritzker has proclaimed September 18-24, 2023, Rail Safety Week in Illinois. This is the 10th year of the statewide awareness initiative. The Illinois Commerce Commission and ...

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 ...