Air freight did not blossom into a full-fledged industry until dedicated cargo airlines were established following the Second ...

Sandwiched between Reno and the California border, this town's fascinating past and extraordinary surroundings make it a ...

As part of the overarching ConnectCR project, the Alliant Energy LightLine bridge will provide an iconic destination in Cedar ...

The UW Symphonic Band and the Community Band will present “Settling the West,” a concert of music inspired by the completion of the transcontinental railroad and the oil fields of the 1900s, at 7:30 p ...

No. 1385 move postponed. Due to the loss of its trucking firm, the Mid-Continent Railway Museum has delayed moving its C&NW ...

Many Americans of Generation X and older will recall the red, white, and blue American Freedom Train that was a centerpiece ...

Tom Shepard said the Underground Railroad is ignored despite Chicago’s South Side and south suburbs identified as home to ...

School children can tell you, for example, that in the 1860s the builders of the first transcontinental railroad recruited Chinese men to lay tracks through the snowy Sierra Nevadas. They ...

His administration also gave us the Homestead Act that allowed settlers to claim government land, created the American system of land-grant colleges and helped build the Transcontinental Railroad.

Produced by the Museums at Union Station and now in its 11th year in its current format, the Ogden Living Heritage Festival will be held at the historic railroad hub on May 10 — recognized as ...

A look at seven iconic trains that have shaped railroading, from luxurious passenger trains to high-speed record breakers.