The Pacific Coast in Oregon is known for its wild shoreline, gravity-defying cliffs, and quirky coastal towns. A meandering road trip on Highway 101 is the best way to discover its charms. In fact, ...

Aside from metropolitan areas with established local or regional public transportation, it’s difficult for a non-motorist, ...

The Northern Pacific Railroad Depot, now serving as the Wallace Visitor Center, stands as a beautiful example of Mission Revival architecture with its distinctive parapet and arched windows. Inside, ...

The Northern Pacific Railway Depot’s fairytale turret and Mission Revival style make it Wallace’s architectural crown jewel, now serving as the town’s welcoming center. Photo credit: Warren LeMay. The ...

OMAHA, Neb. — Union Pacific is working to finalize agreements with Ferromex and U.S. Customs and Border Patrol to shift cross-border crew changes from the International Railroad Bridge to UP’s yard in ...

The Northern Pacific Railroad Depot is one of three major museums in Wallace, along with the Wallace District Mining Museum, and the Barnard-Stockbridge Museum. These three entities operate daily ...

Bright Angel Lodge on the South Rim of Grand Canyon National Park was designed by architect Mary Colter for the Santa Fe Railroad. Colter also designed the park’s Hopi House, Phantom Ranch, Desert ...

By 1883, the Northern Pacific Railroad had reached the town of Cinnabar, just north of Gardiner. By then, George Wakefield had established a mail route from Cinnabar to Cooke City through the ...

The red light serves a critical function—since most predators cannot see red wavelengths, it allows the railroad worm to hunt and navigate without being detected. Meanwhile, the green lights likely ...

Fun fact: This is the country’s oldest “named” train in continuous operation, having descended from the Southern Pacific Railroad’s Sunset Limited service, which launched in 1894. Keep your eyes ...

Early in 1914 she was working in the Northern Pacific Railroad office at Spokane, and she had wearied of the routine. When male fellow workers dared the young woman to undertake a solitary horseback ...

An agreement made in 1872 between Palestine and Anderson County raised $150,000 (the equivalent of $5 million in 2025) in bonds for the Houston and Great Northern Railroad Company, both of which ...