There's something oddly satisfying about watching a snow drift get completely clobbered by a train. Don't think so? Watch this and see if it changes your mind.
Someone in the Windy City is in a very festive mood. The Chicago Transit Authority has a train that may very well be the Illinois version of The Polar Express.
There's a reason why this Illinois train sat abandoned for many years just outside of O'Hare Airport in Chicago. It has a sad history dating back to a tragedy in Downer's Grove, Illinois 30 years ago.
When you have something neat in your own backyard, it's easy to take it for granted and forget about it. I have to admit that's been the case for me and a miniature train in Moberly, Missouri that you really need to ride at some point in your life.
It's one of the most famous steam trains in America and it's back on the rails. New video shares show the Union Pacific 'Big Boy' as it rolled through Missouri recently.
There is a special place in my heart for trains. I've always been a fan of the real ones and the model trains aren't far behind. That's one reason why I consider a model train museum in Missouri as a must-visit destination.
It's been almost two years now since Illinoisans and the rest of the country looked at Memorial Day Weekend as an opportunity to take a long weekend trip, but with COVID-19 numbers going the right way for the most part, plans to hit the road are being made.
Each and every day there are two Amtrak trains that serve the Quincy area with trips to and from Chicago. The Illinois Zephyr leaves Quincy at 6:12 mornings and returns each night at 10:23. The Carl Sandburg departs Quincy each night at 5:30 and arrives in Chicago at 9:58. That train then returns the next morning at 7:35 from Chicago and arrives in Quincy at 12:03 p.m. With both train routes endin