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 ...

A piece of rail history in Albuquerque is getting a facelift, as a local organization looks to return the turntable downtown ...

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

A piece of Pacific Northwest Rail history rolled into Snoqualmie Tuesday morning as the Northwest Railway Museum saved one particular rail car from the scrap heap. If you rode the Amtrak Cascades ...

The Railway & Locomotive Historical Society (R&LHS) has announced the winners of its annual Railroad History Awards program. The awards recognize senior achievement as well as outstanding work in ...

The Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) is one of the oldest railways in the United States. It began life as the Brooklyn and Jamaica Rail Road (B&J), which was incorporated in 1832 to serve a 10-mile ...

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.

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 ...

Colonial history isn't the only kind Massachusetts has in abundance. These five towns reflect the state's rich railroading past and present.