A Metra Rock Island train derailed near Clark and 13th streets in the South Loop. ... Dr. Jeffrey Walker, another passenger, described the moment the train started to rock side-to-side.

WRECK ON THE ROCK ISLAND ROAD.; Passenger Train Collides with Switch Engine -- One Killed and Four Hurt. Share full article. Oct. 25, 1895. Credit... The New York Times Archives.

The Rock Island County Board unanimously approved a resolution this week in support of the Chicago-to-Moline passenger rail initiative currently under consideration by the Governor and Illinois ...

STEEL CARS FOR ROCK ISLAND.; $1,000,000 Worth Ordered for Passenger Service by End of May. Share full article. Feb. 12, 1909.

MIDLOTHIAN, Ill. (WLS) -- A man trying to catch a Metra Rock Island Line train was struck and killed Friday morning in Midlothian. The horrible accident unfolded in front of a platform full of ...

On April 3, neighbors supporting building a landscaped greenway down the old Rock Island railroad right of way gathered at the City Yard. Among those briefing the neighbors were city parks ...

A total of nine trains were canceled following the derailment. According to Metra's website, Rock Island Train #426, scheduled to depart Joliet at 2:30 p.m., will operate and make all scheduled stops.

More than 50 years after the last Rock Island passenger train rolled through South Amana, Joe Parsons waited to catch a train there one recent morning.

An inbound train hit a car on the mainline Rock Island branch near 115th and Marshfield around 7:25 a.m. The driver was taken to the hospital, but their condition was not available, according to a ...

The Rock Island County Board unanimously approved a resolution this week in support of the Chicago-to-Moline passenger rail initiative currently under consideration by the Governor and Illinois ...