While many enslaved people tried to escape when what's formally known as "chattel slavery" was legal in the United States, ...

A train wreck that caused the death of more than a dozen commuters near the turn of the 20th century was the impetus behind a ...

Samuel Black gave a tour of the "From Slavery to Freedom" exhibit at the Heinz History Center and talked about Pittsburgh's role in African American history. He explained that the exhibit takes ...

Jenks and Jessica Meyer now have a unique feature in their front yard, with Aiken County Historical Society's blessing in a nod to American railroad history. A historical marker telling the story of ...

The celebratory event will begin with a keynote address by CSX (NASDAQ: CSX) President and Chief Executive Officer, Joe Hinrichs, at 1:30 p.m., titled Bridging History and Progress: Economic Outlook ...

Barbara Stanwyck in a still from the 1939 Cecil B. DeMille movie, “Union Pacific.” (Barbara Stanwyck papers, American Heritage Center) The American Heritage Center (AHC) at the University of Wyoming ...

Unlock access to every one of the hundreds of articles published daily on BroadwayWorld by logging in with one click. From November 7-23, Silkroad will visit 10 cities in the Midwestern, Southern, and ...

Silkroad Ensemble's "American Railroad" is rolling into Rogers. Tickets are on sale now for the 7:30 pm. show on Nov. 12 at The Victory Theater in Rogers. From Nov. 7-23, Silkroad Ensemble -- led by ...

The National Park Service has officially reversed the controversial edits that were made to its webpages about Harriet Tubman and the Underground Railroad. This follows widespread public backlash to ...

Council Member Susan Zhuang on Tuesday introduced a City Council resolution that would, for the first time, recognize the history of Chinese-American railroad workers in New York City. Surrounded by ...

Back when Joe Szabo was a Metra conductor, Pullman was one of his favorite stops on the Electric District Line because of the strong community there as well as its place in history. So after he ...