The Illinois State Police has reported that a driver disregarded and avoided functioning railroad crossing lights, gates, and bells early Sunday south of Neoga before colliding with a freight train, ...

Over the years the model railroading hobby has gotten so expensive, it's pricing people out. According to Bill Hogan, prices have gone up at least 30% in recent years.

But Mahon heard a new sound after 2:30 p.m. on Friday. "Heard this really loud noise and it lasted for like a few seconds," he said. "You kind of wonder what that was. Obviously, it wasn't thunder ...