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Following the delivery of dome cars constructed for the Union Pacific and Wabash for the City of St. Louis in 1958, U.S.
A teenager that was killed by a train on Thursday in Mt. Zion is the seventh person in Central Illinois to die in a train related incident since last month.
1984: Politicians of all levels gathered to meet President Ronald Reagan, who stopped by Decatur in a re-election campaign ...
A photographic history of train travel over the decades, from vintage railroad cars to the groundbreaking trains and ...
James E. Camden, an 19-year-old East Peoria teen, was identified as the man who died after being struck by a high-speed passenger train near the intersection of North Towanda Avenue and Kays Drive ...
This underrated Illinois city was an important stop on the Underground Railroad and is home to many parks, adorable shops, ...
Evanston Metra riders face uncertainty as a dispute between Metra and Union Pacific Railroad over track rights payment ...
So Murkowski voted against the interests of most Americans, including Alaskans, but gave herself at least temporary cover in ...
On this episode, we examine how far high speed rail has come in Illinois. With 110 mile per hour trains running between ...
The nation’s passenger railroad is adapting to White House priorities, such as by dropping high-speed rail projects.
Could central Ohio withstand 750,000 more cars on our roads? National transportation experts are focused on Columbus to see ...
A 19-year-old man was struck and killed by a train in Normal, Illinois on Tuesday afternoon, and the incident is currently under investigation by the Normal Police Department, Amtrak Police, and ...