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 ...

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 ...

Two regions — Peoria and the Quad Cities — could be the largest downstate communities to benefit from the bill. It allows the ...

Metra’s Holiday Trains will run on five rail lines this December, with tickets going on sale at noon on Monday for $10 each.

Users of the Rock Island Trail and drivers on Missouri Highway 350 will feel the impact of lane closures through 2026.

The decked-out holiday train, a CTA tradition for more than three decades, will make appearances on all of the agency’s rail ...

Metra will be operating its popular holiday trains – specially decorated trains filled with holiday characters – on five rail lines this December. Holiday train trips will be offered on the Metra ...

Painting is one of my favorite aspects of the hobby, though I guess that shouldn’t come as a big surprise. My father and ...

“This train car has been here forever, since like ’98,” owner Clayton Bennett said. “We saw it as an investment opportunity ...