The Cincinnati Express train, due here at 7:20 A.M., ran into the rear end of the Hyde Park train of the Illinois Central Railroad, about 10 minutes before 8 o'clock, as the latter was just ...

EAST PEORIA, Ill. (WMBD) — Car enthusiasts gathered outside Bass Pro Shops in East Peoria to check out over 550 cars on display. The Central Illinois Cars and Coffee featured anything on wheels.

This article was originally published with the title “ The Steel-Frame Side-Door Passenger Car Built by the Illinois Central Railroad Company ” in SA Supplements Vol. 56 No. 1448supp (October ...

ABOVE: An 1870 ad for the Illinois Central Railway touted a trip from Chicago to Cairo — ‘without change of Cars.’ BELOW: That railroad arose out of a pair of land-grant bills introduced two ...

Railroad Days is open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. May 17 and 18 at 11141 S. Cottage Grove Ave. Early Bird tickets are $25, $10 off the regular price and can be reserved at bit.ly/PullmanRRD.

Illinois Central Railroad began construction on that marvel in 1914 as part of a project nicknamed the "Big Dig." More than a century later, this excavated rail route is still enabling trains to ...

A tornado watch is in effect for much of central Illinois, with some counties under a tornado warning. A tornado warning was issued for Sangamon and Menard counties. The warnings expired at 3:15 p.m.

PORT CLINTON — Reading Blue Mountain & Northern Railroad has expanded its fleet of passenger cars for excursions in a season that will see the return of the iconic Iron Horse Rambles.

Rail cars on Central Montana Railroad. Photos by Larry Mayer Sep 28, 2014 Sep 28, 2014 Updated Sep 28, 2014; 0; 1 of 13 ...

PORT CLINTON — Reading Blue Mountain & Northern Railroad has expanded its fleet of passenger cars for excursions in a season that will see the return of the iconic Iron Horse Rambles.