Ready for a day trip that feels like stepping into a living time machine, with steel, steam, and stories humming all around you? Head to the Illinois Railway Museum in Union, where the past is not ...

The Western Railway Museum’s annual Santa Trains are running Friday-Sunday through Dec. 21. Trains run every 45 minutes from noon through 5 p.m. (a total of eight trips each day with the last ...

City Manager Daniel Valenzuela and his wife Suzanna Valenzuela are expected to be the 2025 Railway Museum’s Santa and Mrs. Claus, according to a news release. "Behind that snow white beard is a ...

The holidays in Illinois are a special time of year. Every corner of our state embraces the season, from the small towns to the bigger cities and just about everywhere in between. This holiday season, ...

Young artists across Illinois are invited to participate in a contest celebrating the United States' 250th birthday. The annual art contest is sponsored by the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and ...

The Western Railway Museum’s Pumpkin patch opens Saturday and runs each weekend through Oct. 26 from 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Visiting the patch begins with a 15-minute train ride in the Solano County ...

The Oklahoma Railway Museum invites visitors to relive the golden age of railroading this October aboard the beautifully restored Leigh Valley Coal Company #126 steam engine, affectionately known as ...

Fall in the Midwest is made for train rides with your family. For those in Chicago, these routes combine colorful scenery with the fun of traveling by rail — whether on a cross-state Amtrak line or a ...

Illinois is home to some of the country’s most fascinating museums — and not all of them fit the traditional mold. Beyond the famous art and science institutions, you’ll find spots dedicated to ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WAND) - Ice sheets, tropical forests, and sea creatures all existed long before us in the state we now call home. A treasure trove of Illinois' living history is waiting to be ...