A leg iron displayed at the North Star Underground Railroad Museum serves as a stark reminder of the North Country’s role in ...

(WTAP) -On October 6, 1866, the brothers John and Simeon Reno stage the first train robbery in American history, making off ...

"From Rails to Trails," premiering Oct. 15 on PBS, chronicles how tens of thousands of abandoned tracks were converted to ...

Alex Bertram (left) and Tim Stockdale (right) with the train. Courtesy | Scot Bertram ...

Discover how the development of railroads revolutionized American agriculture, connecting farms to markets and reshaping rural America forever ...

The Pennsylvania Turnpike, built on the remnants of the South Pennsylvania Railroad, opened in 1940 as America’s first true ...

T urning old train tracks into scenic biking routes is one of the most beautiful ways America has reinvented its past. The 10 Rail-Trails in the U.S. Perfect for Biking Weekends highlight how historic ...

Barbara Stanwyck in a still from the 1939 Cecil B. DeMille movie, “Union Pacific.” (Barbara Stanwyck papers, American Heritage Center) The American Heritage Center (AHC) at the University of Wyoming ...

(Reuters) -The largest U.S. railroad union said Monday it will support Union Pacific's $85 billion acquisition of Norfolk Southern, helping to advance a deal that surprised competitors and had been ...