When travel was limited to boats and trains, the Alton, Jacksonville & Peoria, the Bluff Line, and other railroads depot was on Alton's levee just below City Hall. The small depot served travelers for ...

Today is Monday, March 10, the 69th day of 2025. There are 296 days left in the year. Today in history: Advertisement Article continues below this ad On March 10, 1959, thousands of Tibetans rebelled ...

Originally known as the Illinois Traction System the Illinois Terminal Railroad was a significant provider of passenger and freight service for central Illinois with Springfield as its hub Now with ...

HARRISTOWN, Ill. (WAND) – It is a small piece of Illinois railroad history and the owner has a decision to make - scrap it or find someone to take it. The body of a vintage Illinois Terminal Railroad ...

An Illinois Terminal car glides past the Vermilion County Courthouse in this undated photo. A man writes a farewell message on an Illinois Terminal Railroad car at the Champaign station on June 11, ...

The Illinois Terminal’s days as a passenger carrier were coming to an end, as the railroad could not overcome larger social and economic changes sweeping the Corn Belt, mainly those involving the ...

*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. A view of the completed tracks beneath the Illinois Terminal building in 1933. (Post-Dispatch) Reading your article on the ...