Sheboygan County's first railroad opened in 1860 and only made it as far as Glenbeulah In 1880, Chicago and North Western Railroad bought the rail line that ran west from Sheboygan and Fond du Lac ...

The ongoing high speed rail project in Illinois is expected to reduce travel time between Chicago and St. Louis at a cost of $1.95 billion. It’s a long way from ...

CARMI, Il. (WEVV) — Multiple streets are closed in Carmi, Illinois following a fatal train versus pedestrian accident Monday morning. Carmi Police Department reports that the railroad crossing ...

It’s good news that Illinois is slated to receive more than $150 Million in federal dollars for rail improvements through the USDOT’s Railroad Crossing Elimination (RCE) grant program. Six ...

The proposed Quad Cities passenger rail route, running between Chicago and the Quad Cities, was initially slated to begin service in 2014.

(The Center Square) – Saying Illinois is the largest rail center in the country, transportation officials said Friday that a massive project to reduce bottlenecks for trains is progressing. The ...

Between 4,500 and 7,000 people travelled through Illinois, according to some historical estimates, as part of the Underground Railroad.

The Underground Railroad was a secret network of travel routes and safe houses that guided slaves to free states in the 19th century.

A rumor, apparently well founded, states that Gov. BANES has accepted the Presidency of the Illinois Central Railroad, and that in consequence he will decline a renomination for Governor of ...

When travel was limited to boats and trains, the Alton, Jacksonville & Peoria, the Bluff Line, and other railroads depot was on Alton's levee just below City Hall.

The Norfolk & Southern Railroad crossing on Illinois 159 in Belleville, IL have been improved and North Illinois St has reopened to traffic.