it's the road to ride … " That was how folk singers and rail fans referred to the Rock Island railroad, which built its rail lines westward from Chicago to many points in the American West.

Rock Island Rail Days kicks off June 3 and 4 in Fairbury with music, stage shows and a kid-powered model railroad. The free event will be at the Rock Island Railroad Depot Museum at 910 Bacon Road.

WAVERLY — A celebration of the Rock Island Railroad, reconstruction of the Farmers Exchange and Co-op area of South Riverside Park, and a railroad history presentation will take place at 6 p.m ...

Construction will begin next month on an ambitious project to transform a rusty old locomotive bridge into a unique entertainment destination over the Kansas River. “It’s really happening now ...

Built in 1905 by the Rock Island Railroad for transporting livestock and freight, the bridge has been out of service since the 1970s. The Rock Island Bridge project — in the West Bottoms ...