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UPDATE, 11:00 a.m. 7/1/17: Most roads have reopened in Plainfield after a train carrying crude oil derailed about 40 miles southwest of Chicago.Plainfield…
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Metra’s suicide prevention staff training initiative already has been proven successful, according to its chief safety and information officer.More than…
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Last year, 269 people were killed in the US at rail crossings. 40% of those happened in just five states…and Illinois is one of them.The rail safety group…
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Twenty-one people died from train-related incidents in Illinois last year. That's the second most train-related deaths of any state. The effect on victims…
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Rockford residents can look forward to taking a train into Chicago next year, after three decades without passenger rail service. The state of Illinois is…
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The National Transportation Safety Board released its final report Tuesday on a deadly 2009 train derailment in Winnebago County.It has been more than two…
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Construction is expected to begin later this year on a new passenger train station in downtown Rockford. Governor Pat Quinn announced the state was…