By Annie Pulley, THE BADGER PROJECT A new push to bring an Amtrak station to Madison has returned despite passenger rail’s fraught history in the state.

There’s something about winter in Illinois from a train seat. These routes make snowy landscapes feel calm, cinematic, and ...

Amtrak has canceled several long-distance trains in and out of Chicago for multiple days because of a forecast of extreme ...

SPRINGFIELD — Illinois Amtrak riders may soon be able to go online when they get onboard. While free Wi-Fi is common on passenger trains serving the east and west coasts, Illinois officials are just ...

SPRINGFIELD — Nearly 1 million passengers used Amtrak lines subsidized by the state of Illinois last year, setting a new record, the state Transportation Department said Friday More than 955,000 ...

AmeriStarRail (ASR), through Chief Operating Officer Scott R. Spencer, has proposed a new fleet for Amtrak’s long-distance ...

JOLIET, Ill. (AP) - For the first time on a key Midwestern route between Chicago and St. Louis, an Amtrak passenger train topped 110 mph Friday, ripping through fog-shrouded farm fields and blowing ...