"Beginning with Frederick Douglass's escape from slavery in 1838 on the railroad, and ending with the driving of the golden spike to link the transcontinental railroad in 1869, this book charts a ...

America’s shipping landscape stands on the brink of a dramatic transformation as two railroad giants announced a groundbreaking merger that could fundamentally change how goods move across the ...

Two of the largest US railroads, Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern, announced on Tuesday a plan to combine in a $72 billion deal that would create America’s first transcontinental freight railroad.

The rapid expansion of America's railroad system in the 1800s and early 1900s was driven largely by a small group of powerful businessmen. Here we profile 12 of the most influential railroad magnates ...

Introduction: Agents of transformation -- The age of scoundrels. Uncle Daniel and the Commodore ; Chapters of Erie ; Pierpont Morgan's grand tour ; The king of frauds ; The Northern Pacific panic ; ...

The United States marks its 250th anniversary this year — a milestone that invites reflection not just on our founding ideals but on the practical systems that turned a young nation into the world’s ...

The railroad station once was in institution an American life, in small towns and big cities alike. This human-interest tale is interwoven with history as the program explores how people interacted ...

Railroads, if you ask me, were the most consequential economic and technological innovation in American history, and without ...