Jacksonville Journal-Courier on MSN3d
Railway crossings in Morgan, surrounding counties added to projects list
Illinois plans $400M in safety upgrades for more than 900 railroad crossings, including key projects in Morgan County.
Jacksonville Journal-Courier on MSN5d
Illinois task force uncovers nearly 400 Underground Railroad sites
A task force in Illinois has identified over 400 Underground Railroad sites and is pushing for legislation to support these ...
Railroad crossings across the QCA receive funds for upgrades
The State of Illinois has dozens of projects planned around the QCA to improve and reconstruct railroad crossings using money ...
The Freeman Journal8d
Restoration of Depot at Wilson Brewer Park is set to begin this spring
A highlight of the Wilson Brewer Park Foundation Board meeting Wednesday night was news that the park’s new website is now up and available online. The new website also has a new address: ...
The Telegraph26d
Last interurban car departs Illinois Terminal Railroad in 1953, ending an era
In 1913, abolitionist and Underground Railroad “conductor” Harriet Tubman died of pneumonia in Auburn, New York. In 1969, James Earl Ray pleaded guilty in Memphis, Tennessee, to assassinating ...