Winkler Tire Service filling station opened at Seventh and Belle Streets in Alton, complete with a bear cage. “Winkler ...

The new Alton Amtrak station, which opened in 2017. The station is part of a $1.95-billion upgrade of Amtrak's St. Louis-to-Chicago rail corridor.

Alton’s development director, Greg Caffey, said the project cost about $24 million.. The MCT Transfer point also serves bus Route 7, to Edwardsville; Route 8 to the old station for now, and to ...

ALTON • Officials here believe a recently announced $13.85 million federal TIGER grant will help make Alton's planned new Amtrak station the preferred place for St. Louis-area residents to catch ...

For the Telegraph ALTON — In the eight months since the Alton Regional Multi-Modal Transportation Center opened, about 15,000 Amtrak passengers have embarked from or disembarked at Alton’s ...

ALTON — A passionate St. Louis County railroad enthusiast took the last train departing from the old Alton Amtrak station Wednesday, and then rode back on the first train to stop at the city’s ...

The first crash happened in East Alton that was a hit-and-run and the second happened at Route 140 and 159 in Madison County. After the second crash, a 22-year-old man from Alton was arrested.