Union Pacific Railroad

Construction on the Union Pacific Railroad overpass at Shermer Road was supposed to wrap up in August — but it’s going to take a little …...

An increase in vandalism at Elmhurst Park District properties that began in the spring has not abated. A rash of instances of criminal damage to …...

Inbound and outbound Metra Union Pacific West Line trains were delayed this afternoon after a suspicious package -- later determined to be a device used in a treasure hunt game -- was discovered hanging over the train tracks, officials said. A passerby...

The almost-completed first phase of O'Hare International Airport's expansion had close calls that could have resulted in fatal airplane crashes, according to a Tribune investigation of incidents filed with the Federal Aviation Administration. As the...

North Side residents will get a close look tonight at Metra's plans to rebuild 22 bridges along the UP North Line. The commuter rail line, the Union Pacific Railroad and Chicago officials will hold a public forum to review plans for streetscape, station...

Illinois and other states with high-speed passenger rail programs will be allowed to compete for $2.4 billion in federal funds that Florida turned down when its governor killed a fast-trains project between Orlando and Tampa, the U.S. Department of...

Tons of trash could head down Imperial County roads north of Brawley. Sanitation Districts of Los Angeles County asked the county for permission to truck up to 4,000 tons of trash and ash per day from its sites in Los Angeles County. On Wednesday,...

No injuries were reported this morning in the derailment in Gurnee of a train carrying lumber, steel and railroad track rail, a spokesman for the railroad said. The incident happened about 10:15 a.m. on a stretch of track between Grandville Avenue and...

Johnstown played a crucial role in the completion of the transcontinental railroad, and the companies who built it used public relations strategies to get it done – well before such strategies became common. Dr. Leland Kenneth Wood of Pitt-Johnstown...

Ann M. Simmons wrote a moving article July 5 about Lee Wesley Gibson, who at 100 was believed to be the oldest living Pullman porter -- one of the uniformed railway men who served first-class passengers in a train’s luxurious......

The following items were taken from Glen Ellyn police department reports on Oct. 13: Alcohol arrests A 19-year-old female from Glendale Heights and a 17-year-old …...

These items were taken Nov. 5 from Elmhurst Police Department reports. Unlawful possession of a controlled substance A 28-year-old Addison man and a 23-year-old Lombard …...