Towns sprang up to take advantage of riverboat traffic. In 1854, riverboat companies combined to form the California Steam ...

The United States and China are seemingly backing rival railroads in the quest for critical minerals in southern Africa. CSIS ...

On April 9, 1870, 29-year-old Edmund Morel (1840 – 1871) arrived in Yokohama, Japan. In just over 18 months, he’d be dead, ...

California’s history is as rich as the gold that once lured thousands to its rugged mountains and remote deserts. Scattered ...

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Why navigate crowded roads to get your fill of autumn colors when you can ride the rails and enjoy gorgeous scenery you can’t ...

A partnership was announced Wednesday morning at The National New York Central Railroad Museum in Elkhart. The museum has ...

Northern Central Railway of York in New Freedom has purchased a GE 80-ton diesel locomotive from McHugh Locomotive & ...

This initiative aims to restore several historic pieces of railroad equipment, including the prized Mohawk number 3001.

New York Central Mohawk No. 3001 joins Fort Wayne Railroad Historical Society fleet for potential return to steam.

Historical Museum will be one of the stops the Union Pacific steam locomotive Big Boy No. 4014 makes Monday. The museum has a ...

In 1856 the salt flats were surveyed by the federal government. The Crescent Salt Co. was formed in Plattsmouth and, in 1857 sent Captain Wm. T. Donovan, who became one of the first settlers to “boil” ...