SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WLS) -- It appears a re-creation of President Abraham Lincoln's funeral train will not take its voyage after all. Organizers were unable to raise the $250,000 needed for the trip ...

One of the first columns I wrote for the Columbia-Greene Media Newspapers more than 5 years ago was about the Lincoln Funeral Train. After his death on April 15, 1865 Lincoln’s body was placed in a ...

Passed away suddenly on 24th August 2025, aged 85 years. Dearly loved Mum of Stephen and Andrew, and Grandma of Ben. Funeral ...

Map showing the route of the Lincoln Funeral Train. The train left Washington, D.C. on April 21, 1865 and arrived in Springfield, Illinois on May 3, 1865.

Introduction -- A note to readers on style -- The life of Abraham Lincoln -- Maps: Where Lincoln lived -- Sites of the Lincoln-Douglas debates of 1858 -- Route of Lincoln's train to Washington in 1861 ...