A photographer walked the railroad tracks that led to Auschwitz and saw the ‘darkness of the past’
OSWIECIM, Poland (AP) — Pulitzer Prize-winning photographer Oded Balilty started with the AP as a freelancer in Jerusalem in ...
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White male supremacy is a myth. That’s why avatars like Trump and Musk want to erase the achievements and access of women and people of color.
They performed the most arduous and dangerous work despite racism, lower pay than white workers, curtailed food rations, and threats of violence from white railroad bosses. But in the famous 1869 ...
Mifflin farmstead, an Underground Railroad, Civil War site, prepares to open this spring
An up and coming Underground Railroad and Civil War interpretive site, the Mifflin farmstead in Hellam Township observed Black History Month Feb. 6, 2025 with notables gathering in spite of the icy ...
Vintage photos show how dangerous railways, mills, and other workplaces used to be
Working in railways, mines, and mills caused thousands of deaths in the early 20th century and before. Photos show the ...
Photos: The rail tracks of Auschwitz still cross the area as aging reminders of horror
On Monday, the world will mark the 80th anniversary of the camp’s liberation, with elderly survivors of Nazi atrocities ...
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Big South Fork Scenic Railway locomotive derails in reported unmanned incident
A former Atlantic Coast Line EMD SW9 has been badly damaged in a light-engine derailment on Kentucky and Tennessee’s Big ...
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Las Vegas’s ‘most controversial mayor’ divided city into 2 rival governments
Las Vegas City Hall does not display nor possess a photo of the mayor considered “the most controversial” in the town’s ...
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‘Golden Spike’ that symbolically completed Alaska Railroad headed back to the state after auction
A variety of private donors supplied money for the purchase, the museum and city of Nenana said in their statement.
A hidden gem of whitewater rafting faces an uncertain future after Hurricane Helene
Whitewater outfitters on the Nolichucky River are facing an uncertain future after Hurricane Helene devastated this scenic ...
Social Security Bill Could See End to 'Double Tax' on Recipients
A bill brought to the House of Representatives by Republican lawmakers would amend the tax code to remove taxes on Social ...
Lawsuit blames deaths on Ohio train derailment as Vance says US needs 'to do better on rail safety'
A new lawsuit alleges for the first time that people died because of the disastrous 2023 East Palestine, Ohio, train ...
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Railroad signs you can model
There are various ways we can convey to visitors and operators our modeling objectives. Locomotives and rolling stock provide clues as to the prototype (or freelanced) railroad we’re modeling. Those ...