It’s a cliché to refer to a decade as a “decade of change.” In the summation of our nation’s history, what decade wasn’t a ...

"For nearly half of the nation's history, the steam locomotive was the outstanding symbol for progress and power. It was the literal engine of the Industrial Revolution, and it played an instrumental ...

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Walk around the halls of Baltimore’s B&O Railroad Museum and you will encounter many first, last, and only railroad objects. There is the William Mason, an 1856 4-4-0 steam locomotive that pulled ...

The Shay locomotive pulled from a quarry in the 900 block of East North Street in 1953 is shown being refurbished in this photo from the Allen County Historical Society. Courtesy of Allen County ...

Steam trains, 19th century railways, and majestic redwood forests are all part of America’s unique national treasure. What better way to celebrate each of them than by bringing them together in one ...

Many Americans of Generation X and older will recall the red, white, and blue American Freedom Train that was a centerpiece of America’s glorious Bicentennial celebration. But few know that the ...