Plan includes a state motor fuel sales tax, using interest from the state’s road fund, a sales tax increase in the Chicago metro area and a sharp increase in tolls on the Illinois Tollway.

With the clock running down to avert Illinois’ impending public transit fiscal cliff, state lawmakers late Thursday brought ...

A new funding plan for public transportation surfaced Thursday evening without new taxes on entertainment or package ...

From the now-complete Adirondack Rail Trail to the ever-popular Trail of the Coeur d’Alenes, these are our top rail-trails to ...

CHICAGO— The questions “what took so long?” and “when will the others be operational?” weren’t entirely answered Thursday, ...

Ever since the start of a second daily Amtrak train from Union Depot, St. Paul, to Union Station, Chicago, with the Borealis, ...

A free, standalone, self-cleaning public restroom will be installed in Chicago next year, according to Ald. Daniel La Spata ...

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Crews will be replacing track switching equipment at the Tower 18 junction, located at Lake and Wells Street. Service on the ...

Stretching from Chicago to Pittsburgh, the Federal Rail Administration-funded line is part of the Corridor Identification and ...

JAMESTOWN — The $150,000 allocated to the Big Sky Passenger Rail Authority to match a federal grant is being held by the ...

Some of Michigan's steam train excursions include the Little River Railroad, based in Coldwater; the Steam Railroading ...