Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. (Terrence Antonio James/Chicago Tribune/TNS) If you were paying attention in history class, you'll recall the Underground Railroad ...

Union, Ill. - Ingersoll-Rand No. 91, the eighth diesel-electric built for U.S. railroads, has been returned to the red, white, and blue paint it wore for the U.S. Bicentennial in 1976. The locomotive ...

It’s time once again for our Best of the Midwest feature! Are you trying to come up with some vacation ideas that are only a quick getaway from the Chicago area? Well, John Williams has some great ...

Illinois Railway Museum Diesel Department volunteers have repainted the museum's oldest diesel locomotive, Ingersoll-Rand 91, in the red, white, and blue color scheme it wore for the 1976 United ...

TheIllinois Railway Museum (IRM) offers a unique blend of history, engineering and family-friendly entertainment. Whether you're a train enthusiast, history buff or simply looking for a fun and ...

Tricia Menke, Events and Outreach Coordinator at the Illinois Railway Museum, joins Lisa Dent to share who’s visiting the Illinois Railway Museum. Thomas the Tank Engine is coming back for the 25th ...

Kirk Reynolds, a retired Champaign resident who serves as archive manager for both the Illinois Central Historical Society and the Monticello Railway Museum, poses in the ICHS’s railroad museum in ...

If you were paying attention in history class, you’ll recall the Underground Railroad wasn’t a railroad at all. Rather, it was a fluid network of locations where freedom seekers sought refuge from ...