CHICAGO (CBS 58) – New locomotives are now serving Amtrak customers in Illinois and Wisconsin, with the U.S.-built, Midwest-powered, Amtrak-maintained units slated to operate on state-sponsored ...

Metra riders could get a push from a fleet of previously used locomotives the agency is eying to purchase this year. Metra directors Wednesday authorized executives to negotiate buying up to 21 ...

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A locomotive used to take President George H.W. Bush to his final resting place has a Wisconsin connection. A train engine pained to mimic the design of Air Force One dubbed ” Bush 4141 ” was painted ...

Smoke rises from the stack of Mount Emily Shay No. 1 in the mid-2010s near Prineville. The steam-powered locomotive, which was used for logging operations in Union County for three decades, in 2024 ...

CHICAGO (AP) --Metra has approved a nearly $71 million contract to buy 15 locomotives and begin replacing the commuter rail agency's aging fleet. The contract approved Wednesday includes the option to ...