Chuck Hitchock, well-known modeler and MR author, passed away Saturday, Feb. 14, at age 89. A Santa Fe modeler Chuck’s ...

An open house is being held on Saturday, March 7, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Visitors can view the trackwork and elevations under ...

Learn more about the latest products to arrive at the Model Railroader offices for the week ending February 27th 2026.

The city center segment of the $10B rail project is supposed to open in March 2031, but an outside consultant questions ...

Tour the HO scale (1:87.1) Chicago, Peoria & Western, John Brennan’s masterfully designed model railroad depicting the flatlands of Illinois in September 1940. Housed in a dedicated 35 x 45-foot ...

Passenger rail service has been slowly expanding across Illinois in recent years. In 2025, provisions for new passenger lines from Chicago to Peoria and the Quad Cities were a part of the massive $1.5 ...

Human MAP1LC3B (LC3B) binds proteins involved in autophagy and other cellular processes using a degenerate four-residue short linear motif known as the LC3-interacting region (LIR). Biochemical and ...

It will be the first time the tournament is held in the Illinois Quad-Cities, bringing top cue sports competitors to the region, ...