Sypult said Gifford’s frustration with the rates charged by the Illinois Central spurred his decision to start the Punkin Vine line.

Fantasy-painted locomotives: A handful of railroads ordered SD50s, such as Chicago & North Western. Illinois Central ...

Two Bartonville, Ill., men have avoided jail time through a plea bargain regarding charges they derailed a Union Pacific locomotive late last year. Jimmy Johnson, 20, and Caleb Finley, 18, pleaded ...