With the right policies to support investment, innovation and regulation, Chicago can remain the nation's freight hub for generations to come.

Large crowds of commuters trying to get home amid brutally cold weather in Chicago crowded Union Station after a second day ...

A new exhibition in Pilsen documents how Mexican and Mexican American workers helped build Chicago’s rail system and lived in boxcar communities. The show traces more than a century of labor history ...

Local keepers of the history of the Underground Railroad in the Chicago area and south suburbs are applauding progress of state legislation to create a statewide commission devoted to the subject.

The 2026 edition of Railway Age’s Next-Gen Freight Rail (NGFR) conference, March 10 at the Union League Club of Chicago, ...

Though the sight is familiar to many Chicagoans, folks braving their first Midwest winter or those who’ve never seen the phenomenon may be surprised to see small fires burning along Metra railroad ...

When you board an American long-distance train, you are trading airport routine for entry into a locomotive-driven realm ...

Traqueros in Chicago and the Midwest” takes a closer look at Mexican railroad workers and how the roots they planted still shape communities today.

There’s something about winter in Illinois from a train seat. These routes make snowy landscapes feel calm, cinematic, and ...