CENTRAL ILLINOIS (WCIA) — This year, WCIA has reported on nine deaths and six accidents involving trains in Central Illinois. The most recent two took place in Normal and Casey this past Tuesday.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. EAST PEORIA, Ill. (WMBD) — Train lovers from across the region gathered Sunday at Illinois Central College for the Peoria Train ...

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (WCIA) — People in Central Illinois have been pushing the idea of high-speed rail stops since a bill was passed creating a committee to explore it. Now, Champaign officials want people ...

A teenager that was killed by a train on Thursday in Mt. Zion is the seventh person in Central Illinois to die in a train related incident since last month.

MATTOON, Ill. (WAND) – In the early days of the 20th century, railroads, like the Big Four and the Illinois Central Railroad, drove the Illinois economy, especially in towns like Mattoon. Those ...