These famous railroads with unique official nicknames thought outside of the box to enhance their identity, branding, and eventual legacy.

Chicago has depended on its trusty elevated rail system for well more than a century. Every day, some 400,000 riders board ...

I don’t know about you, but I’m pretty fascinated by old, abandoned places. A state with a human history as long and storied ...

Illinois Gov. William Stratton, center, walks through a barrier on the new Northwest Expressway (later renamed the Kennedy ...

An Amtrak train headed from Los Angles to Chicago hit a dump truck at an uncontrolled railroad crossing in Mendon, Missouri. ...

The Milwaukee Northwestern Model Railroad Club is a group of railroad buffs who maintain and operate what we believe is the largest HO-scale railroad in a Wisconsin museum.

Over the last 200 years or so, abandoned places in Illinois have undergone a transformation, adopting a more modern character ...

Forgotten rail lines wind through Pennsylvania’s forests, where rusted tracks and crumbling stations whisper stories of ...

Environmental exposure to trichloroethylene may increase the risk for developing Parkinson’s disease, particularly in heavily ...

The caboose was last used in 1982 by the Terminal Railroad/TRRA in Granite City, Illinois, in the greater St. Louis metro ...

Scientists have long debated whether dinosaurs were in decline before an asteroid smacked the Earth 66 million years ago, ...

The Two-Minute Drill provides an in-depth breakdown on all the key matchups that will decide a winner in the Huskers’ game.