SPRINGFIELD - Count Moline Mayor Don Welvaert among those who'd like to see Amtrak trains rumbling through the Quad Cities someday soon.

Nearly 50 years after the departure of passenger trains connecting Ohio’s major cities, an Amtrak plan to connect Ohio’s major cities through passenger rail could be gaining traction.

Families and train enthusiasts will have a unique opportunity to ride the rails between Springfield and Hartford for just $5 round-trip during the “Kids ON TRACK” model railway weekend.

Union Pacific, celebrating its 163rd birthday, brought its newest commemorative locomotive honoring founder President Abraham Lincoln to the state capital Tuesday.

Union Pacific's new commemorative No. 1616 Lincoln Locomotive will be coming to Springfield for a public viewing on July 1.

Over 250,000 passengers have used Amtrak's Borealis line as of the Fourth of July holiday weekend, the rail service said July ...

Not all of these titular stations were built in equally-titular cities. In fact, one of the most beautiful Amtrak stations is ...

A 39% increase to Springfield Fire levy will head to voters Nov 4. It would fund Station No. 3.

Springfield fire crews were sent to an incident at a Pride gas station in Springfield Sunday afternoon.

A national gas station and convenience store chain continues to work on a store location in Springfield after previous demolitions of a former hotel and restaurant.