CHICAGO — The Illinois Commerce Commission (ICC) released its annual reports on incidents involving hazardous materials (hazmat) on Illinois railroads. Of the 8,549 rail cars inspected in 2022, the ...

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 ...

Gift Article 10 Remaining As a subscriber, you have 10 articles to gift each month. Gifting allows recipients to access the article for free. With nearly one in four U.S. freight trains and half of ...

Every hour of every day, the items we need to live our daily lives are being transported by our nation’s interconnected transportation system. Rails, roads, rivers and runways are all used to haul ...

(WAND) - Governor JB Pritzker has proclaimed September 18-24, 2023, Rail Safety Week in Illinois. This is the 10th year of the statewide awareness initiative. The Illinois Commerce Commission and ...

Every hour of every day, the items we need to live our daily lives are being transported by our nation’s interconnected transportation system. Rails, roads, rivers, and runways are all used to haul ...

(WAND) - Governor JB Pritzker has proclaimed September 23-29 Rail Safety Week in Illinois. This is the 11 th year of the statewide awareness initiative. The Illinois Commerce Commission and Operation ...

CHICAGO — Governor JB Pritzker has announced September 18 through 24 as "Rail Safety Week" in the state. This proclamation marks a decade of the statewide awareness initiative. “As Governor, there’s ...

The arrival of railroads in the early 1850s had a monumental effect on Illinois, giving the state a developed means of transportation as well as an economic springboard. The state went from having a ...

“By any means necessary” was no overstatement when it came to the life-or-death flight to freedom through Illinois’ Underground Railroad. John and Eliza Little walked hundreds of miles from Cairo, the ...