For more than half a century, Springfield’s rail yards were a crossroads for hoboes — transient workers who traveled on freight trains in search of work, adventure, or simply a ...

The U.S. Department of Transportation has fully obligated just over $157 million in federal funding for the final segment of the Springfield Rail Improvements Project (SRIP), allowing construction to ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WAND) — U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), and U.S. Representative Nikki Budzinski (D-IL-13) today announced $157,126,494 in federal ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WCIA) — The final segment of the Springfield Rail Improvements projects can move forward, after lawmakers announced that the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) has officially ...

The U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) has fully obligated $157,126,494 from the FRA CRISI grant program for the final segment of the Springfield (Ill.) Rail Improvements Project, allowing ...

The Springfield Rail Improvement Project has received more than $150 million in federal funding to help finish the massive project. Officials announced $157.1 million in federal funds have been ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WCIA) — Over $150 million is going toward improving railways in Springfield, as well as the construction of a new Amtrak Station in the city. On Friday, Congresswoman Nikki Buzinski ...