It's hard to tell the history of the Northwoods without including the railroads. When the locomotive came to Wisconsin, so did new towns and settlers.

The nearly century-old engine from the former West Side Lumber Co. in Tuolumne is being restored and will hit the tracks again for all to enjoy.

March 4, 1859, was not a good day to be out in the Lehigh Valley, or anywhere else in the northeastern U.S. for that matter. “A fine snowstorm is setting in above Albany,” reported the New York Times ...

The beast has a number, ATSF 5000. More famously perhaps, she has a name that reflects her high status and the respect she ...

Aiken's claims to fame are largely connected to equestrian events, upscale living, nuclear technology and popularity among retirees, and local history buffs can also point to a concept involving steam ...

This week marks 163 years since Cruz first broke ground on the first transcontinental railroad, and it all started here in what's now old Sacramento. And joining us this morning, we have Ty Smith from ...

ROCKPORT, Texas — A special addition has arrived at the San Antonio and Aransas Pass Railroad Depot in Rockport just in time for the holidays. RELATED: Christmas 2025: What's open, closed on Dec. 25?

MATTOON, Ill. (WAND) – In the early days of the 20th century, railroads, like the Big Four and the Illinois Central Railroad, drove the Illinois economy, especially in towns like Mattoon. Those ...

When driving south into New Lisbon, at the junction of Welch Prairie Road and Highway 80, prior to crossing the bridge over the Lemonweir River, you will see a caboose in a small grove on the left.

Excerpts from The News Journal archives from Nov. 30 to Dec. 6 include huge railroad car contract for Wilmington plant in 1925. Owner of aging Wilmington shopping center plans renovation and addition ...

THE FIRST steam-powered passenger and freight railroad in the United States was the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, which began operating with horse drawn cars in 1830, and with steam locomotives in 1831 ...