trains

Economic leaders in North-Central Illinois say the potential service would provide a range of benefits.

State officials have opened an underpass in Galesburg to ease traffic and improve safety. Gov. Bruce Rauner opened the route under the BNSF Railroad…

Metra says kids will be able to ride for free during the last two weeks of December.Suburban Chicago's commuter rail service announced Monday that up to…

NORMAL, Ill. (AP) - Some Amtrak trains operating between Chicago and St. Louis will stop running while upgrades designed to enable trains to reach 110 mph…

Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner has announced a tentative agreement regarding rail traffic in the city of Springfield.Rauner says that city, state and other…

Despite the threat of state funding cuts to Illinois railroads, lawmakers are urging an increase in safety programs for rail operators.A bipartisan pair…

Illinois officials say a safety feature that slows trains traveling dangerously fast is one of the last components that must be installed before a…

Fare hikes would not be enough to make up Governor Bruce Rauner's proposed 40% cut to Illinois' funding of Amtrak. That's what a member of Amtrak's board…

Metra employees will now be able to anonymously report operating-rule violations or errors to that have an impact on safety. Leaders of the transit system…

Amtrak will begin looking into expanded service on one of its main Illinois routes, at the behest of Governor Pat Quinn and U.S. Senator Dick Durbin. In…