With new money allocated for the new high speed project on the UP's Joliet to St Louis line, one of the project is to improve the curve thru Wilmington, MP 52. With that improvement the UP plans t... (more)
A 14 year effort to preserve the Chicago & Alton Railroad Depot has come to end. Union Pacific has put the demolition project out to bid, it is now a matter of time before it comes down. One of t... (more)
An old spur track from the Chicago & Alton Railroad that once led to the depot in the background is said to be the oldest Depot in Illinois. On May 5, 1865, Lincolns funeral train made an attempt ... (more)