Union Pacific’s plan to add trains in the Chicago area raises alarms

In a merger application, the railroad plans to double the number of trains on a 2-mile stretch of track on Chicago’s West ...
St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Railroad crossing on Illinois Route 157 to close

The Illinois Department of Transportation announced that rehabilitation of a crossing by Norfolk Southern railroad on Illinois 157 between Illinois 13 and Chase Lane in St. Clair County will require a ...
St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Portion of Illinois 163 will close for railroad crossing work

The Illinois Department of Transportation will close Illinois 163 between Bond Avenue and Lakewood Place in St. Clair County for rehabilitation of a Norfolk Southern railroad crossing. The closure ...
The Southern Illinoisan

Rebuilding Southern Illinois: Interstate, roundabout projects highlight another historic construction season

CARBONDALE — As part of one of its busiest construction seasons ever, the Illinois Department of Transportation is delivering several major projects in Southern Illinois, fueled by Gov. JB Pritzker’s ...