Momentum has been building in Illinois to research the state’s extensive Underground Railroad sites and decide how to commemorate this history.

Franklin County historian Mike Marotte dives in to the history of the Cumberland Valley Railroad and the bridges built to hold it.

YOUNGSTOWN — The Mahoning Valley Railroad Heritage Association conducted its second annual Sheet & Tube Day to keep the former company and the area’s rich steel history alive. “It’s ...

Eager to join the California Gold Rush, you choose the 40-day steamship route through Panama over the grueling overland journey. But Panama's jungles, lethal diseases, and treacherous terrain ...

It takes 20 people to put together one of the largest mobile model train setups in the world.

James A. Goodnight, a developer who was a history major at UNC-Chapel Hill, pairs the Wilmington projects he works on with deep historical research.

Tyrone Historical Society Museum president Bob Dollar looks among the railroad artifacts stuck on shelves that are set to be hung in the hallway at the museum’s expansion.

The beginning of the Kansas City Southern Railroad (now known as the Canadian Pacific Kansas City) in Northwest Arkansas started out when the company bought smaller railroads and connected them to ...

Explore NJ’s mining legacy and rare glowing minerals at Sterling Hill Mining Museum Journey beneath the Garden State to uncover New Jersey’s rich legacy of mining and innovation. From colonial ...

The House of Representatives approved the fiscal year 2026 federal budget bill, commonly referred to as "one big, beautiful bill," with a 218 to 214 vote on Thursday afternoon.

(CNN) — For decades, researchers have been collecting samples from hundreds of thousands of women and tracking their health. The work has deepened our basic understanding of human health, but ...