New train stations are needed in Belvidere and Rockford. Belvidere worked with R1 to settle on a train station location adjacent to the Boone County Museum of History at 314 S. State St.

ROCKFORD — An abandoned Illinois Railway bridge across the Rock River will become a $925,000 biking and walking path. ... Downtown Rockford train bridge to become part of rec path system.

Metra directors Wednesday agreed to collaborate with the Illinois Department of Transportation to provide train service to Rockford with provisos the railroad won't pay for implementation.

Forty years after passenger rail service from Chicago to Rockford ended, the state is collaborating with Metra to revive the route with stops that include Elgin. "With this new service, we're ...

Trying to escape from a derailing train that set off a fiery explosion, a woman abandoned her car at a rail crossing and made it 20 feet on foot before she fell and died. Witnesses saw Zoila Tellez… ...

ROCKFORD, Ill.—A freight train derailed here Friday night, triggering an explosion that left at least two people critically injured and prompted officials to evacuate the area amid concerns that ...