History of the Illinois Central Railroad Illinois Central Railroad dated from 1851 when it was chartered by its home state to build a ... and New Orleans, and on its Iowa Division. During the ...

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 ...

Illinois Central Railroad was once one of the mightiest businesses in the Midwest. Beginning in the 1850s, “The Main Line of Mid-America” rolled freight and passenger trains out of Chicago ...

The Federal Railroad Administration is giving Illinois $95.1 million for passenger train service, with part of it going to the Chicago-to-St. Louis Corridor that includes Bloomington-Normal, Pontiac ...

Amtrak said it will seek an emergency order that would press the Canadian National-Illinois Central Railroad to honor an agreement that would permit new passenger trains slated to commence on Oct ...

The Cincinnati Express train, due here at 7:20 A.M., ran into the rear end of the Hyde Park train of the Illinois Central Railroad, about 10 minutes before 8 o'clock, as the latter was just ...

MATTOON — Barb Daily doesn't have to sit on her luggage anymore in the Illinois Central Railroad Depot. The old wooden benches are back in the passenger lobby, making the interior renovation ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- The 27th Street station is rarely used these days and the Illinois Central Railroad is no longer in operation. But, it was along these same tracks still used by the Metra Electric ...

The Illinois Central is Classic Trains' Railroad of the Month for July 2021. Email Newsletter. Get the newest photos, videos, stories, and more from Trains.com brands. ... Illinois Central acquired ...

MATTOON — Barb Daily doesn't have to sit on her luggage anymore in the Illinois Central Railroad Depot. The old wooden benches are back in the passenger lobby, making the interior renovation ...