'Big Boy' train will stop in Illinois this summer. Where to see it

The world's biggest steam train will pass through Springfield as it travels the US to celebrate America's 250th birthday.
Chicago Sun-Times

CTA's holiday train — Chicago's most festive ride — gleams in new photo book

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CTA service resumes after train derailment near Rogers Park station

Several Chicago Transit Authority lines are down after a Yellow Line train derailed Thursday night as it approached the Howard Station on the city’s Far North Side.

I took the longest train ride in the US. 6 things surprised me about the 53-hour adventure across the country.

I traveled from Chicago to Emeryville, California, on Amtrak's California Zephyr and booked a bedroom. The 53-hour ride was full of surprises.
PBS

Untangling America’s Busiest Rail Intersection

Geoffrey Baer visits America’s busiest and most frustrating rail intersection near Chicago. Geoffrey Baer visits America’s busiest rail intersection on the South Side of Chicago, where crews are ...