UNION, Ill. - The Illinois Railway Museum has announced ambitious plans to restore its Union Pacific DDA40 "Centennial" No. 6930 to full operational status. The "Revive the Centennial" campaign was ...

The Illinois Railroad Museum in Union is the largest railroad museum in America by far, in terms of the size of the collection of railroad rolling cars. But customer reviews place the museum as about ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. (Terrence Antonio James/Chicago Tribune/TNS) If you were paying attention in history class, you’ll recall the Underground Railroad ...

It’s time once again for our Best of the Midwest feature! Are you trying to come up with some vacation ideas that are only a quick getaway from the Chicago area? Well, John Williams has some great ...

Tricia Menke, Events and Outreach Coordinator at the Illinois Railway Museum, joins Lisa Dent to share who’s visiting the Illinois Railway Museum. Thomas the Tank Engine is coming back for the 25th ...

Kirk Reynolds, a retired Champaign resident who serves as archive manager for both the Illinois Central Historical Society and the Monticello Railway Museum, poses in the ICHS’s railroad museum in ...

The Silver Creek Museum & Stephenson Railroad in Freeport is open for a limited time over Memorial Day weekend, offering ...