Father of the House Sir Edward Leigh has called on the Government to name a train after former prime minister Margaret Thatcher. Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander said she would not be “making such ...

A Carroll man was taken to the hospital after a semi versus train crash near Fonda on Wednesday,2, 2025. The Iowa State ...

U.S. Rep. Darin LaHood (R-Ill.) alongside U.S. Rep. Brad Schneider (D-Ill.) and 41 additional cosponsors (32 original) have ...

The April 2023 freight train derailment took place in heavily forested Somerset County and also led to a forest fire. Railway owner Canadian Pacific Kansas City led cleanup and repair efforts after ...

PONTIAC — Within its first decade of operation, the Underground Railroad was estimated to have helped about 100,000 enslaved ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- A train derailed on the city's West Side on Wednesday. The derailment happened near 26th Street between Kostner and Cicero avenues. Video showed several train cars tipped over. SEE ...

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U.S. Reps. Darin LaHood (R-IL) and Brad Schneider (D-IL) joined 38 of their colleagues in the U.S. House of Representatives to reintroduce legislation creating tax credits to encourage freight railcar ...

A model train and toy show, dozens of museums on display, a daddy-daughter dance, adult pinewood derby and art exhibit are among the event highlights this weekend in the Illinois Valley.