On April 3, neighbors supporting building a landscaped greenway down the old Rock Island railroad right of way gathered at the City Yard. Among those briefing the neighbors were city parks ...

The proposed trail would follow the old Rock Island Line railroad right-of-way and that of the Missouri Pacific Railroad, linking Little Rock’s River Market with historic downtown Hot Springs ...

The notion that the former Rock Island railroad route would become a trail goes back to the 1990s, when plans were first outlined for MetroGreen, a network of multi-use trails through the area ...

The Vale Tunnel is a railway tunnel south of Raytown, near Kansas City, Missouri. It was built by the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific railroad in 1903-04, and was the final tunnel of four to be ...

The Vale Tunnel is a railway tunnel south of Raytown, near Kansas City, Missouri. It was built by the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific railroad in 1903-04, and was the final tunnel of four to be ...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - The old Rock Island Railroad bridge over the Kansas River is on the verge of a transformation. In July 2022 the Unified Government of Wyandotte County approved a zoning ...

The men who turned Rock Island's dream of a railroad into reality were both easterners. Joseph E. Sheffield was born June 19, 1793, into a well-to-do-family in Southport, Conn. He entered business ...

In 1887, it was said that the Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad was the last major railroad to enter Nebraska, but at that time it was considerably south of Lincoln. Still, in 1889, a ...

The underground section of this railway saw its last train pass through in 1980, shortly after the Rock Island Railroad declared bankruptcy. That’s when the tunnel and the rail line traversing ...