Metra is considering renaming its lines in the Chicago area. The rail agency has released a survey ... or their location in a historic corridor. On maps, signs, and timetables, each line uses ...

Since railroad lines linked communities, rail trails typically function as connectors, too. While there’s no standard ...

Metra on March 18 detailed its program for the 2025 construction season, covering station, track, road crossing, bridge, and ...

In the weeks before the Feb. 1 closure of the Howard Street Tunnel in Baltimore, CSX was a railroad on a tightrope. CSX had ...

If new funds do not come in, the agencies are predicting not only a drastic reduction in service, but also the cutting of thousands of jobs.

In February, slow zones covered some 30% of the rail system, up from 13% five years earlier. It’s one more hurdle for the CTA to overcome.

Kilgubbin won’t be found on modern-day maps of Chicago, but there once was ... absolutely penniless,” the Tribune reported. “A Western railroad contractor brought a ship-load of them to Chicago.” They ...

A new exhibit at the Marshall Public Library highlights the courageous stories of freedom seekers and multi-racial conductors who assisted them on the Underground ...

"We have a traffic problem today and the spigot of people moving here hasn't slowed down and they're still coming — and ...

Good morning, Chicago. Nearly half a billion dollars in taxable real estate value has been added onto the Cook County rolls after the county assessor fixed hundreds of mistakes identified in an ...