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

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

A train wreck that caused the death of more than a dozen commuters near the turn of the 20th century was the impetus behind a ...

Two former Midlanders — Joseph and Estelle Bayliss — bequeathed hundreds of shares of Dow Chemical Co. stock to the library ...

Whether you dismiss urban legends as children's lore or believe they're based on fact, these 50 tales will send a shiver up your spine Stories to keep you up at night No matter where in the country ...

In the rolling hills of western Pennsylvania, there exists a Sunday ritual that transforms an ordinary parking lot in Bridgeville into a treasure hunter’s paradise – Trader Jack’s Flea Market, where ...

The kind of place where $45 can fill your trunk with memories you didn’t even know you were missing. The kind of place where every aisle feels like you’re walking through someone else’s carefully ...

According to the website Trains Are Fun, which documents LIRR crashes as far back as 1865, between 1912 and the end of 1950, ...

ROCK ISLAND, Ill. (KWQC) - A family-friendly Halloween event took over Schweibert Riverfront Park, Thursday evening for a frightfully fun time. Those looking for family-friendly fun grabbed their ...

Project repurposes 1905 Rock Island Bridge into two-level entertainment hub. Construction shows mixed progress: visitor areas near ready, crews remain active. Developers schedule public opening later ...

While Chicago focused on the part of the Illinois transit bill that bailed out the CTA, Metra and Pace, there was intense interest in a much small provision that could have a big impact for Western ...