For many years, operators of mainline steam locomotives knew they had a valuable friend in Jim Schwinkendorf, a veteran railroad manager who oversaw several high-profile special movements in his years ...

The Bell Wagon was built in 1892 for the Ringling Brothers Circus but hasn't been on the Circus World grounds since 2013.

(Courtesy of the Minnesota Historical Society) When St. Paul Police Chief ... taking advantage of St. Paul’s position as a regional railroad hub to import it. Among their suppliers was a rum ...

A meeting of the Utica and Mohawk Valley Chapter of the National Railway Historical Society will take place at 7 p.m. on Friday, March 14, at the ...

The authors will discuss researching and writing their new railroad history book, "The New Park and Fawn Grove Railroad." ...

Three new markers developed with the Wisconsin Black Historical Society will share the stories of important figures in Milwaukee's history including Ezekiel Gillespie, Lloyd Augustus Barbee and ...

The markers, made possible through a grant from the William G. Pomeroy Foundation, will be installed at Forest Home Cemetery this summer.

Two new Wisconsin state historical markers will be erected this summer to honor the contributions of Milwaukee's 19th- and early 20th-century Chinese-American community. The markers will be ...

SPRINGBORO, Ohio (WDTN) — Founded by the Quaker community, Springboro was a sanctuary along the Underground Railroad ... at the Springboro Area Historical Society. “We are away from any ...

Red Wing Mills was almost certainly burned by an arsonist. Investigators believed someone who knew the buildings ignited the ...

The Wisconsin Historical Society announced Thursday the addition of three buildings to the State Register of Historic Places.