A recent high school graduate was killed by a train on Thursday, which is the sixth death involving a train in the last 30 ...

Fire of unknown origin destroyed the Illinois Central railroad bridge across the Okaw river about two miles north of ...

This advertisement hails the U.S. Grant as 'Mattoon's greatest accomplishment' in its heyday on Aug. 14, 1928. This clipping from March 25, 1965, advertises the latest movies at the Skyway Drive-In ...

1992: Chicagoan Bill Pinkney sailed into Boston Harbor having circumnavigated the globe all by himself, the third American ...

"The Underground Railroad in Metamora," a documentary highlighting local abolitionist activities, will debut June 22 at Metamora high school.

Members of the Henderson Lions Club say Allen Brown II, President and CEO of Railmark Holdings Inc., spoke to the club on ...

Ogden’s railroad subsequently connected with the Illinois Central, which became the benchmark of Illinois railroading for over a century. Sen. Stephen A. Douglas argued strenuously for a line ...

Decatur’s rail history is substantial, dating all the way back to 1834, when Gov. Joseph Duncan proposed a transportation network that included a train line through Decatur. The Great Western ...

The Brightline West project between southern California and Las Vegas looks like the brightest high-speed rail line now in ...

A Casper man’s lifelong passion for railroading led to a career as a passenger train conductor. The 82-year-old loves trains ...