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

With the right policies to support investment, innovation and regulation, Chicago can remain the nation's freight hub for ...

A new exhibition in Pilsen documents how Mexican and Mexican American workers helped build Chicago’s rail system and lived in boxcar communities. The show traces more than a century of labor history ...

Traqueros in Chicago and the Midwest” takes a closer look at Mexican railroad workers and how the roots they planted still shape communities today.

To make money on its proposed cross-country railroad, Union Pacific plans to double the number of trains on a 2-mile stretch of track on Chicago’s West Side where workers still throw switches by hand ...

There’s something about winter in Illinois from a train seat. These routes make snowy landscapes feel calm, cinematic, and ...

If Union Pacific’s merger is approved, it could gain control of train operators who’ve been hauling freight across Chicago ...