Schwihag finalized the purchase of a 30,000 square-foot-property at the Winfield Industrial Park in December 2024.

A Swiss company that supplies railroad track and switch technology has decided to open a manufacturing facility and U.S. headquarters just outside of Wichita.

Schwihag, a Swiss company that is a global leader in railroad products, has chosen Winfield as the site of its new U.S.

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A Metra spokesperson said the pedestrian was struck by Metra Train #322 near Oakwood Cemetery in Waukegan just north of North Chicago. The male pedestrian suffered critical injuries and was pronounced ...

A truly portable power station -- not the biggest or the most powerful, but it fits into a backpack for ease of transportation.

Metra officials confirmed a male pedestrian was hit and killed by an inbound Union Pacific North Line train near the North Chicago station shortly after 8:30 a.m. Inbound and outbound trains were ...

A man was killed Thursday morning when he was hit by a Metra train near the Waukegan-North Chicago border, a spokeswoman for the commuter rail agency said. The Lake County Coroner’s Office said ...

A pedestrian was struck and killed by a Metra train on the Union Pacific North line Thursday morning, between Waukegan and North Chicago, a Metra spokesperson confirmed. The age or identity of the ...

A pedestrian was struck by a Metra train in the northern suburbs Thursday, leading to "extensive delays" and shifted train schedules, Metra said. According to Metra, inbound and outbound train ...