Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Built in 1926, Ingersoll-Rand No. 91 is the eighth oldest U.S. diesel-electric locomotive. Now in the collection of the Illinois ...

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 ...

Steam whistles and the clickety-clack of iron wheels still echo across 100 acres of rolling farmland in northern Illinois, ...

A new exhibit titled "Journey to Freedom: Illinois' Underground Railroad" is currently on display at the Bloomington Public Library through November 30.

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 ...

Illinois Railway Museum Diesel Department volunteers have repainted the museum's oldest diesel locomotive, Ingersoll-Rand 91, in the red, white, and blue color scheme it wore for the 1976 United ...

TheIllinois Railway Museum (IRM) offers a unique blend of history, engineering and family-friendly entertainment. Whether you're a train enthusiast, history buff or simply looking for a fun and ...

Union, Ill. - Ingersoll-Rand No. 91, the eighth diesel-electric built for U.S. railroads, has been returned to the red, white, and blue paint it wore for the U.S. Bicentennial in 1976. The locomotive ...

If you were paying attention in history class, you’ll recall the Underground Railroad wasn’t a railroad at all. Rather, it was a fluid network of locations where freedom seekers sought refuge from ...