For families who prefer to stay outdoors, the Green Bay Trail runs alongside Metra’s Union Pacific North Line from Wilmette ...

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 offers some of the most charming train rides in America, taking you through rolling farmland, historic towns, and beautiful countryside. These scenic journeys let you experience the heartland ...

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 ...

A new exhibition in Pilsen documents how Mexican and Mexican American workers helped build Chicago’s rail system and lived in boxcar communities. The show traces more than a century of labor history ...

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 ...

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 ...

As fans of “The Gilded Age” know, great fortunes were made by building railroads across the width of the USA. Chicago, of course, was the epicenter of all that. Celebrities going from New York to ...

Gift Article 10 Remaining As a subscriber, you have 10 articles to gift each month. Gifting allows recipients to access the article for free. In 2026, America will mark its 250th anniversary — a ...