Once a symbol of progress and pride, the Rock Island Line carried the heart of American industry across the Midwest. Its collapse wasn’t just the end of a railroad—it was the moment the nation turned ...

Next year’s race for Iowa Governor is already taking shape. And the Rock Island County Board tries to raise the stakes to bring that passenger rail service from Moline to Chicago. Host Jim Niedelman ...

The Rock Island Trail now under construction intends to join up with the Katy Trail (shown). In 1986 a resident of Eldon, Missouri, called the newly created Rails to Trails Conservancy to ask what it ...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The opening of the Rock Island Bridge has been pushed back yet again. While developers were optimistic it would open Sept. 2, that date came and went. 'Worth the wait': Rock Island ...