“Player with railroads and the nation’s freight handler; / Stormy, husky, brawling, / City of the Big Shoulders.” The opening stanza of Carl Sandburg’s 1914 poem “Chicago” paints a vivid picture of an ...

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Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... As another school year gets into full swing and summer comes to an end, we also celebrate International Underground Railroad Month. September shines light on ...

The Union Pacific's Big Boy 4014 passes through Friday, July 17, best viewed from Chicago Ridge crossings at Central Ave. and ...

Construction is beginning on a major railroad project on Chicago’s South Side that officials hope will unsnarl a key freight rail choke point, boost Metra service and improve conditions for drivers, ...

This Amtrak route, named after a famous song, has been connecting two of America's greatest music cities for over 50 years ...

CHICAGO — A Chicago commuter train collided with rail equipment Thursday morning, injuring at least 19 people, three of them seriously, a fire official said. The Chicago Fire Department said a Chicago ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Pullman National Monument Visitor Center. Alstom will be the presenting sponsor of this year's Pullman Railroad Days. CHICAGO ...

CHICAGO (CBS) — An important Juneteenth history lesson took place in the Chicago Loop, a key role in freeing slaves, and hundreds walk past the Monadnock building in the Loop every day, not realizing ...

CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. The photographic images in this collection are largely of railway bridge construction and other properties owned by the Chicago, Burlington & ...

Railroad Days will return to West Chicago this weekend for four days of carnival rides, games, food, music and fireworks. The festival is open from 5:30 to 10 p.m. Thursday, June 27, at Pioneer Park, ...