The 2026 edition of Railway Age’s Next-Gen Freight Rail (NGFR) conference, March 10 at the Union League Club of Chicago, ...

A minor Amtrak derailment Sunday night is continuing to lead to delays for some Metra service into and out of Chicago Union ...

This Illinois town shaped by railroads and highways features a railroad park, local history museums, antique stores, and an ...

A minor Amtrak derailment early Monday morning blocked several platforms at Chicago's Union Station, tangling the morning ...

Control of a key local entity is one of the reasons the Surface Transportation Board denied the merger application for now.

The Motley Fool analyzed every U.S. county using primary and secondary data, including survey insights from 2,000 retired Americans, to identify the best retirement locations in the Midwest.

The success of the water transportation system along the rivers in and adjacent to Illinois hinges on 26 locks and dam, 88% ...

Burlington, Northern and Sante Fe railroad has been trying to win approval for a $3.2 billion freight hub in Wittmann. It ...

Berkshire Hathaway's BNSF Railway said it will invest $3.6 billion this year to improve efficiencies, add capacity and maintain its railroad. About 75% of the company's capital investments in 2026 ...

A minor Amtrak derailment blocked some platforms at Chicago's Union Station early Monday morning.

BERKELEY, Ill. — Seven suburban communities along Union Pacific’s east-west main line are organizing to pursue representation ...