With a more than 11-year restoration nearly complete on the Chicago & North Western 1385, the Sauk County museum is ready for its next 100 years.

Former Milwaukee Road 4-8-4 No. 261 will make its first extended excursion in three years in October, powering “Harvest BBQ ...

It might be a warm summer morning in the early 1950s on the Illinois Central near Clinton, Ill.; or maybe a cold January day ...