Construction on a new rail system connecting Rockford and Chicago is scheduled to begin late spring, early summer. The project aims to restore rail service to a region that has been without a direct ...

In Chicago, trains often appear to run backwards. It’s not a mistake. In the 1950s, rail operators introduced push-pull systems to reduce costly turnaround time. Instead of moving the locomotive to ...

Chicago has depended on its trusty elevated rail system for well more than a century. Every day, some 400,000 riders board one of Chicago’s glistening ‘L’ trains to go to work, home, sporting events, ...