Railroads transformed the world. They stitched together cities and continents, turning once-distant destinations into reachable places. While their role in daily transportation has diminished in many ...

America’s railroads once connected towns, industries, and dreams from coast to coast - and their legacy still rumbles through history. Across the country, remarkable train museums preserve that golden ...

For nearly half a century, six historic engines have sat exposed to the elements at the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania. Now, these invaluable pieces of rail history are about to get the shelter and ...

A portion of what was once the Maryland & Pennsylvania Railroad curves around a former flour mill in York County. Fewer Pennsylvanians ride the state’s rail these days, but a network of train lovers ...

LANDRUM — Not long ago, the aptly named Pacolet River railcar took passengers between New York and New Orleans. Along the way, the Southern Railways-operated route would sometimes take it through a ...

LA CROSSE (WKBT) -- Railroad enthusiasts had their fill of fun at Copeland Park Saturday during the 33rd annual La Crosse Rail Fair. The event celebrates railroad history and model railroading.

VERSAILLES, Ky. (LEX 18) — A unique outdoor adventure awaits visitors in Versailles, where Rail Explorers offers an up-close experience with Kentucky's beautiful scenery and railroad history. Rail ...

Aiken was a railroad town long before the community became a fashionable retreat and almost 120 years before the phrase ...

The former Pennsylvania Railroad Master Mechanic’s Building in Altoona is pictured in the 1960s. Today, the building is home to the Railroaders Memorial Museum. Courtesy photo Fewer Pennsylvanians ...

WILSON COUNTY, Tenn. (WKRN) — A small town with a rich railroad history is in the process of planning a new train museum. The Watertown Railroad Museum will be an entire railroad park once it’s ...

As Sound Transit gets ready to inaugurate commuter trains between Bellevue and Redmond beginning next weekend, the question arises about the last time regular passenger rail service was offered on the ...