Partners Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT), Metra and Union Pacific (UP) will restore Chicago-Rockford, Ill., passenger rail service in late 2027. The Rebuild Illinois* capital plan ...

Chicago Rail Link (CRL), a managed affiliate of OmniTRAX, presented donations to the Chicago Fire Department’s Gold Badge Society and Chicago Community Policing Office 4th District CAPS in honor of ...

ROCKFORD (WREX) -- After years of promises, a new rail line from Rockford to Chicago could be one step closer to reality, if the infrastructure plan proposed by President Joe Biden passes. In the ...

ROCKFORD (WREX) — State senator Steve Stadelman was recently appointed to the High-Speed Railway Commission to help create a statewide plan for high speed rail and feeder networks. Among this plan, a ...

Another federal agency today unveiled its take on the future of passenger rail in the Midwest, and it looks a lot like the vision plan Amtrak proposed earlier this year. Under the plan released by the ...

A congressman from Illinois has called for the construction of a new high-speed rail line between Chicago and St. Louis in neighboring Missouri, which he said would cut the journey time between the ...

Gift Article 10 Remaining As a subscriber, you have 10 articles to gift each month. Gifting allows recipients to access the article for free. In 2026, America will mark its 250th anniversary — a ...

Plans to restore passenger rail service between Rockford and Chicago for the first time in four decades are moving forward. The Illinois Department of Transportation has hired engineering professional ...