In a merger application, the railroad plans to double the number of trains on a 2-mile stretch of track on Chicago’s West ...

A new exhibit in Pilsen brings to light the Mexican and Mexican American families who helped build Chicago’s rail network.

CHICAGO (CBS) -- The Illinois Underground Railroad Task Force on Tuesday presented its ongoing findings on the important role Illinois played in the history of helping slaves reach freedom. The ...

Local keepers of the history of the Underground Railroad in the Chicago area and south suburbs are applauding progress of state legislation to create a statewide commission devoted to the subject.

ILLINOIS (KWQC) - Two Illinois U.S. Senators and an Illinois Representative are asking for an extension of federal funding for the Chicago-Quad Cities passenger rail project. U.S. Senate Majority Whip ...

DUBUQUE, Iowa (KCRG) - A Dubuque group is working to reinstate passenger rail service connecting Chicago to Dubuque, hoping to transform the more than three-hour drive into a train ride. Paul Uzel, a ...

CHICAGO - Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker disclosed earlier this month that his administration seeks to commit almost $1 billion of planned 2026-2031 infrastructure spending to several languishing passenger ...

Plans for a high-speed rail route between Chicago and East St. Louis have moved forward after Illinois officials issued an update to a feasibility study into the project. In a May update, the Illinois ...

Chicago will be at the center of the proposed merger between Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern, even though neither of the two big railroads is headquartered here. The deal aims to create the first ...

A congressman from Illinois has called for the construction of a new high-speed rail line between Chicago and St. Louis in neighboring Missouri, which he said would cut the journey time between the ...

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Visit Loomis Boulevard just off 49th Street in Chicago's Back of the Yards neighborhood today, and you'll find a mural honoring Chicago police officers and firefighters painted on a concrete ...