They’re known as Fallen Flags. When once-mighty companies that hauled the nation’s population and goods sank into financial oblivion, rail fans felt the loss like the soldiers of a defeated ...

Many Iowans fondly remember the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad Co., better known as the “Rock Island Line.” Because of a popular folk song, many will add that the Rock Island was a ...

Rock Island Amtrak project: Adding a third track from the Gresham stop to 17th Street would boost train capacity along the line. Along with Amtrak, Metra is also planning to upgrade five rail ...

The Rock Island Line reached the end of the line here in a weed-covered switching yard not far from where it all began. The rail line, named for the town where the first railroad track crossed the ...

A derailed freight train at 123rd Street on the city's Far South Side is causing delays on the Rock Island Metra Line that travels to and from Joliet.

The part of the Rock Island Line that local taxpayers will be buying begins north of the stadiums near U.S. 40 and ends south of Missouri 291 in Lee’s Summit.

As of Sept. 11, the midday express service schedule on Metra’s weekday Rock Island Line will revert to local service, ending a yearlong pilot program that offered midday express service between ...