The Panama Railroad promised speed, comfort, and profit during the gold rush—but the reality was brutal. Workers faced disease, swamp heat, dangerous terrain, and conditions that killed thousands.

To commemorate 200 years of American rail in 2027, the B&O Railroad Museum has launched the website Americanrail200.org. This ...

Stand on the platform at Ogden’s Union Station, and it’s easy to imagine a different era. A time when train horns echoed ...

To celebrate America’s 250th birthday, FOX56 is highlighting local history with a national impact, through “Amazing America.” ...

An important part of Schuylkill County railroad history is playing a role in a project under way at the Railroad Museum of ...

American history has always been made of the railway. It is a means of transportation and a source of economic growth, and of ...

1993: A Chicago, South Shore & South Bend Railroad commuter train raced by a red signal and crashed head-on into another ...

As Black History Month and its precursor 'Negro History Week,' turns 100, the observation of Black accomplishments faces an apathetic climate.

The Inland Northwest Rail Museum is a longstanding place that serves to preserve the history of trains and railroads from ...

BARCELONA (AP) — A Barcelona commuter train crashed Tuesday after a retaining wall fell onto the tracks, Spanish regional ...

BALTIMORE — Following the completion of a year-long cosmetic restoration, American Freedom Train locomotive No. 1 was unveiled to the public in a special ceremony at the B&O Railroad Museum on Jan. 12 ...

Getting there, they say, is half the fun. One group of travelers would have begged to differ. Because what should have been a ...