Having the county courthouse spurred business in this town but adding the Strang Line commuter railroad helped jumpstart ...

Genealogists and family historians at some point in their research consult “mug” books. Many of these books were produced during the late 1800s and early 1900s by a number of publishing companies.

NMAH copy Purchased from the NMAH Library Endowment. "Between 1826 and 1858 the state of Pennsylvania built and operated the largest and most technologically advanced system of canals and railroads in ...

When it comes to train simulators, nothing else does it quite like Railroads Online, the huge open-world multiplayer sandbox where you can build railroads and control beautifully detailed locomotives.

U.S. railroads last week got a $1,000,-000,000 Christmas present from the Interstate Commerce Commission. The present: a 17.6% increase in freight rates, effective Jan. 1. The increase, which replaced ...