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A local highway-rail grade crossing located near Freeport in Stephenson County is slated to get a safety upgrade.

McDONOUGH — Residents of McDonough may be experiencing a great deal of frustration as wait times for trains along crossings have been increasing within the region.

After an Amtrak train collided with a dump truck in Missouri, an investigation found incidents at similar highway-rail crossings are happening often.

After an Amtrak train collided with a dump truck in Missouri, Newsy found incidents at similar highway-rail crossings are happening more often.

The Illinois Commerce Commission recently granted approval requiring Illinois Railroad Company (IC) to install new automatic warning devices at the Wasson Road grade crossing near Eldorado, Saline County.

Highway work requiring road/lane/structure closures in the Lynchburg District in the coming week.

Highway work requiring road/lane/structure closures in the Lynchburg District.

1 of 2 A train crosses Main Street in downtown Anderson as the gates and flashers are activated to warn the public of the approaching danger. John P. Cleary | The Herald Bulletin On April 30, a train collided with the trailer attached to a semi at South D and 18th streets in Elwood. No injuries were reported. Ryan Ferrell | Provided photo ANDERSON — The week after 18-year-old Corbin Stanley was killed by a train April 23 in Anderson, a bicyclist and two vehicles were s...

Problems, allysia is permitting, if you throw money at a project, can you get it done this decade or next decade because of all the rig bureaucratic rules you have to go through? >> right, that involves the safety, every new grade crossing or barrier, you have to do environmental impact statement too and its add-on cost. paul: is amtrak to be privatized, is that a real prospect at all? [laughter] paul: but is that because of the politics or is that because its actually impossible to do? >> well,...