The Pioneer, a small locomotive, was the first railroad engine to operate in Chicago in the fall of 1848. It provided the inspiration for the Railroad Fair of 1948, commemorating 100 years of the ...

While it may not be expedient to resurrect plans for a Chicago World`s Fair at this time, a far more cost-effective means of attracting business and promotion to the City of Chicago could be accomp… ...

The Fugitive Slave Law of 1850 turned Chicago from a destination to a stop on the Underground Railroad.

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — The Southern rock group Confederate Railroad says it has been removed from the DuQuoin State Fair's Grandstand lineup because of its name. Frontman Danny Shirley said in ...

The pieces, which included a replica of the original "John Bull" locomotive, were being sent to Chicago for the 1949 Chicago Railroad Fair. Before they left Fort Wayne, they were put on display ...

Pritzker administration derails Confederate Railroad band for promoting ‘symbols of racism’ in logo The flare-up in DuQuoin, about 320 miles south of Chicago, rekindles a centuries-old rift in ...

Country rock band Confederate Railroad has been barred from performing at an Illinois state fair because of its use of the Confederate flag, setting off a firestorm by southern Illinois fans who ...

Budd's last day as president of the Burlington, August 31, 1949, was designated Ralph Budd Day at the Chicago Railroad Fair.

Model train enthusiasts celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Fairplex Garden Railroad at the home of the LA County Fair.

On Oct. 25, 1848, the Galena and Chicago Union Railroad dispatched a train from a station on Kinzie Street just north of the Chicago River. It was the first railroad in a city that in future ...