All articles tagged Railroads

To continue our series on Illinois mayoral races, we dove into an election coming up in Carbondale. A local business owner and the current mayor pro tempore are both vying for the seat.

We discussed why the rail workers' unions are unhappy, what a strike could mean for the supply chain, and how that strike might still be avoided.

Tentative labor deal averts threat of nationwide rail strike.

Illinois is a transcontinental hub for railroads, and there could be major changes afoot in the industry with implications here. There’s talk of a merger on the freight side, and Amtrak recently announced a 15-year plan that would expand and enhance service across Illinois.