The arrival of railroads ... the Illinois Central, which became the benchmark of Illinois railroading for over a century. Sen. Stephen A. Douglas argued strenuously for a line from Cairo to ...

CAIRO, ill. (WSIL) — Fire officials responded to a building which collapsed in Cairo on Tuesday. Cairo Fire Chief John Meyer said it was a 3-story brick building which collapsed at 5:50 p.m ...

"The Underground Railroad in Metamora," a documentary highlighting local abolitionist activities, will debut June 22 at Metamora high school.

Egypt’s completion of its section of the Cairo–Cape Town Highway reflects a neoliberal project that undermines the ...

Nearly 170 years ago, Springfield had its own railroad station and the site of a Civil War skirmish, putting Springfield on the map for local historians. The station was not much more than a ...

The Memphis Flyer is Memphis’ alternative newsweekly, serving the metro Memphis area of nearly a million residents. The Flyer was started in 1989 by Contemporary Media, Inc., the locally owned ...

The Arizona Eastern Railroad has a long tradition of serving Arizona’s mining and agricultural community. It was incorporated in 1904 by the Southern Pacific in response to the arrival of Frank ...

connecting Cairo, Illinois, and Wickliffe, Kentucky. This work is part of the preliminary efforts for the U.S. 51 Bridge Replacement Project. Over the next few weeks, two crews will drill at ...

June 17, 1861 it was the center of the Battle of Vienna between Union and Confederate troops 1870 the rail line was reorganized as the Washington and Ohio Railroad to haul coal 1874 the rail line ...

This advertisement hails the U.S. Grant as 'Mattoon's greatest accomplishment' in its heyday on Aug. 14, 1928. This clipping from March 25, 1965, advertises the latest movies at the Skyway Drive-In ...

This video documents the entire process of upcycling historic railroad sleepers, salvaging wood that has witnessed over a century of history and repurposing it into a unique piece of furniture.