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 ...

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 ...

Though its history is tied to track, the product line for Atlas Model Railroad Co. has grown and diversified from Z to O scale. General Manager Matt Moceikis and Sale Manager Ross Medine joined Model ...