Electro-Motive Diesel has filed a formal protest with the Illinois Department of Transportation over the Multi-State Locomotive Procurement contract for up to 35 125-mph diesel-electric locomotives, ...

The Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) has begun taking delivery on 88 new Siemens “Venture” single-level passenger cars. According to WSP USA Senior Engineering Manager Art Peterson, who ...

Locomotives capable of exceeding the 110-mph speed limit on the passenger rail corridor between Chicago and St. Louis will be bought for Illinois and four other states under a process the Illinois ...

Other IDOT diverging diamond interchanges are located at I-55 and Weber Road, and I-80 and Houbolt Road in Will County; I-88 and Route 59 in Naperville; and in downstate Marion.

The contractor also claims IDOT significantly expanded the scope of the project beyond the original contract, adding a total of 113 days and $318,000 to the timeline and cost.

‘Big Boy’ locomotive arrives to St. Louis in full force . IDOT is currently in Phase II of a three-phase project that will improve the I-64 interchange at Green Mount Road, ...

Siemens AG ( SI ) recently secured a $225 million contract to build 32 diesel-electric locomotives for the Multi-State passenger rail locomotive.

IDOT will answer questions ahead of Kennedy Expressway construction 00:32. CHICAGO (CBS) --Enjoy your drive on the Kennedy Expressway this week - because construction starts on Monday.

High-speed Amtrak rail trains powered by new locomotives should start whizzing between Chicago and St. Louis sometime in 2018, officials said Monday. The trains will travel at top speeds of 110 ...

IDOT announces $25 million for vehicle charging stations The Illinois Department of Transportation announced Monday that the state will invest around $25 million in vehicle charging stations.