People in a neighborhood near Glenstone Avenue and Grand Street in Springfield are looking for solutions to what they say has ...

The tracks are also narrower than the trains, making it hard to judge safe clearance. A fully loaded freight train weighs as much as 6,500 tons and can take 18 football fields to stop a train.

10. Stay alert around railroad tracks. Refrain from texting, using headphones or other distractions that would prevent you from hearing an approaching train; never mix rails and recreation.

10. Stay alert around railroad tracks. Refrain from texting, using headphones or other distractions that would prevent you from hearing an approaching train; never mix rails and recreation.

Concerns rise as overgrown railroad property poses fire hazard in Santa Margarita By: Karson Wells Posted 8:26 PM, Jun 12, 2025 and last updated 8:38 PM, Jun 12, 2025 ...

Several railroad cars derailed on Terminal Railroad tracks at Monsanto Avenue and Illinois 3 in Sauget shortly before 7 a.m. Thursday. Sauget Police Chief James Jones said “four to five” cars ...

The Z-gates would either be set up perpendicular to the railroad tracks or parallel to Calumet Road, Gavelek said. Gavelek said the cost would be around $350,000, and it could take up to two years ...