The Amtrak Empire Builder train traverses dramatic landscapes across Illinois, Wisconsin, Minnesota, North Dakota, Montana, Idaho, and Washington State. Covering the entire route in 46 hours at an ...

In response to youth suicides, teachers show students the power of headbanging at Fire in the Mountains festival.

The Whitefish Trail system offers over 40 miles of natural surface trails just minutes from downtown. If peace and quiet had an address, it would be Swan Lake, Montana. This tiny community wraps ...

Originally established as a railway station this Washington town offers hiking trails with spectacular views as well as ...

A 19-year-old University Park resident on a bike was struck by an Amtrak train and killed Thursday morning at the railroad crossing at University Parkway and Governor’s Highway, police said in a ...

An individual was struck and killed by an Amtrak passenger train Thursday morning in suburban University Park. According to conductors onboard the train, the individual was riding a bike near the ...

UNIVERSITY PARK, Ill. (WLS) -- A bicyclist was struck and killed by an Amtrak train in the south suburbs on Thursday, police said. The deadly crash happened at about 7:52 a.m. at the University ...

This year marks 50 years since Voyageurs National Park was officially established. It is Minnesota’s only national park and one of the state’s most treasured outdoor destinations, wide waterways and ...

At any given moment on any given day, New Orleans is a bold and boisterous cacophony of Louisiana living. There are hoots and hollers from raucous tourists on Bourbon Street, for example. There’s the ...