Find out which of the Rock Island Rocket passenger trains held the fitting “Rocket” name and where they went into the history books.

Once a symbol of progress and pride, the Rock Island Line carried the heart of American industry across the Midwest. Its collapse wasn’t just the end of a railroad—it was the moment the nation turned ...

Celebrated in history and song, the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad Company-- the Rock Island Line-- was a powerful Midwestern railroad that once traversed thirteen states with its fast ...

A recently-approved statewide transit bill could revive a passenger rail line between Chicago and the Quad Cities. After more than four decades, the long-dormant passenger rail line between Chicago ...

Metra on April 3 detailed its construction program for 2024, covering station, track, road crossing, bridge, and signal/communications improvement projects along the Chicagoland commuter railroad’s 11 ...

ROBBINS, Ill. (WLS) -- One person was hospitalized, after a Metra train hit a vehicle in the south suburbs Monday afternoon. The male driver of the vehicle was taken to Christ hospital, Metra said.

Metra on March 18 detailed its program for the 2025 construction season, covering station, track, road crossing, bridge, and signal/communications improvement projects along the Chicagoland commuter ...