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 ...

Passengers board the Amtrak train in Carbondale in 2017. The Southern Illinoisan CARBONDALE, Ill. -- A pending railroad merger could impact train traffic and Amtrak service in Southern Illinois and ...

It's time to hit the gas on a massive railroad improvement project in Chicago. A Democratic administration with an eye out for infrastructure projects takes over the White House next month. That's an ...

The Illinois Railroad Museum in Union is the largest railroad museum in America by far, in terms of the size of the collection of railroad rolling cars. But customer reviews place the museum as about ...

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 ...

(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 ...

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 ...

“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 ...

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 ...

A pending railroad merger could impact train traffic and Amtrak service in Southern Illinois and elsewhere in the state served by the City of New Orleans, Illini and Saluki lines, leading some – ...