By Joe Astrouski, WAND NBC 17; October 25, 2017 DECATUR, Ill. (WAND) – Norfolk Southern Railway police plan to crack…
Written by William C. Vantuono, Editor-in-Chief, Railway Age Magazine; October 18, 2017 Ground has been broken on Phase III (construction…
By Alby Gallun, Crain’s Chicago Business; October 17, 2017 The firm that wants to redevelop the Finkl steel site and…
From Progressive Railroading Magazine; October 17, 2017 The Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) will host a public meeting on Nov. 8…
By Jon Seidel, Chicago Sun-Times; October 12, 2017 Amtrak calls its annual Polar Express Train Ride a “magical experience.” Now…
By Justin Kmitch, Chicago Daily Herald; October 11, 2017 A 79-year-old Wisconsin man charged with the May shooting of an…
From Progressive Railroading Magazine; October 10, 2017 A $67 million grade separation project in Bensenville, Illinois, has been completed as…
A press release from Siemens and Wi-Tronix: With Wi-Tronix, Siemens expands its digitalized services for predictive maintenance in the rail…
By The Associated Press, Pioneer Press; October 7, 2017 WINONA, Minn. — Minnesota lawmakers need to approve $1 million next…
By Mary Wisniewski, Chicago Tribune; October 6, 2017 Metra proposed service cuts on Friday that would affect trains on the…
By Mary Wisniewski and Kyle Bentle, Chicago Tribune; October 5, 2017 The past few years have been good for Metra…
A press release from Amtrak: WASHINGTON, Oct. 4, 2017 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Amtrak unveiled the “Ready To Build” campaign today, which includes…
By Alby Gallun, Crain’s Chicago Business; October 3, 2017 Goose Island’s “railroad troll” has backed down—kind of—but only for a…
By K. Janis Esch, The Southern Illinoisan; October 4, 2017 CARBONDALE — In an effort to fund its stalled multimodal…
By Jason Meisner, Chicago Tribune; October 3, 2017 Growing up on Chicago’s South Side, prolific train burglar Andrew Shelton understood…
By Steve Chamraz, WTMJ-TV Milwaukee NBC 4; October 3, 2017 MILWAUKEE – High-speed locomotives set to debut on the Amtrak…
By Matthew Messner, The Architects Newspaper; October 2, 2017 In a city of spectacular interior spaces, perhaps the most iconic…
By Dennis Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, September 29, 2017 South suburban commuters have had the opportunity recently to take a train…
From Progressive Railroading Magazine; October 2, 2017 The Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) yesterday marked its 70th anniversary. The agency was…
By Jeff Parrott, South Bend Tribune, September 28, 2017 SOUTH BEND — Mayor Pete Buttigieg wants to explore alternatives to…
An Editorial from the South Bend Tribune; October 1, 2017 The decision to explore alternatives to the South Shore Line’s…
By Heather J. Carlson, Post Bulletin, September 25, 2017 WINONA — When deciding the best way to get home to…
Written by William C. Vantuono, Editor-in-Chief, Railway Age Magazine; September 26, 2017 Amtrak’s $22 million project to restore and improve…