A shed destroyed in a fire at NuMark Golf Course was more than a place to store tools. It used to be a train depot on the ...

CHICAGO, ROCK ISLAND AND PACIFIC RAILWAY COMPANY v. ZERNECKE is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on January 6, 1902. The case was argued before the court on October 25 ...

CHICAGO, ROCK ISLAND AND PACIFIC RAILWAY COMPANY v. SCHWYHART is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on February 3, 1913. The case was argued before the court on January ...

Reset talks to a railroad researcher and an ‘L’ historian to learn more about the city’s commuter and freight lines.

Oh, the Rock Island line is a mighty good road, Oh, the Rock Island line it’s a road to ride. This once popular song was not popular among long-suffering customers of the Chicago, Rock Island ...

Iowa Northern Railway Company was formed in 1984 on a section of the old Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad Company. The line runs diagonally northwest to southeast from Manly to Cedar Rapids ...

But what is known — and what railroad devotees soon revealed ... serviced Prairie Home south of Waverly on the Chicago Rock Island and Pacific Railroad, a now-defunct line that once cut through ...