SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Union Pacific will bring its Abraham Lincoln locomotive to Springfield, the hometown of the 16th ...

Union Pacific Railroad is set to commemorate its 163rd anniversary with the unveiling of its new No. 1616 Lincoln Locomotive ...

A fiscal cliff and potential transit service reductions loom for Chicago and the suburbs as Illinois lawmakers determine what ...

An informational public meeting is scheduled for Thursday, June 12, from 4 to 7 p.m. at the Dana Thomas House, 301 E. Lawrence. Designs will be shown and officials will be on hand to answer questions ...

Lawmakers still have time to avert a $771 million fiscal cliff. But transit agencies like the CTA will start planning now for drastic cuts.

Attention, Illinois train lovers: You've got one last chance to catch Union Pacific's iconic 4014 Big Boy steam engine before the locomotive chugs away.

A body has been exhumed in Salem, Illinois, in hopes of identifying the remains of a train wreck victim who died in 1971.

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — The Illinois secretary of state on Thursday asked for an investigation into a suburban Chicago ...

It's unclear if lawmakers will approve the $770 million needed to cover transit agencies’ budget holes in 2026 when federal pandemic aid runs out. But the feared 40% “doomsday” service cuts are not ...

Abraham Lincoln's funeral train traveled through Ohio, including Champaign County, in late April 1865, making stops at many small towns on its way to Springfield, Illinois.

A 43-year-old Springfield man died after being hit by a train Saturday evening, according to the Calhoun County Sheriff's Office. Deputies were dispatched to the area of N 20th Street and Avenue A ...

Officials had previously announced the train was set to be on display earlier in the day, from 12:15 - 12:30 p.m. Following it's last Illinois stop, the train will travel to Missouri, Arkansas ...