Hudson Valley railroad history buffs, here's your chance at living in the estate of a former train tycoon. A Putnam County ...

Union Pacific Railroad has notified employees in the East Texas town of Palestine that their jobs — kept in place by an 1872 contract with the county — ...

Chicago World's Fair, "Rattlesnake King" Clark Stanley took the stage to promote his miracle product, "Stanley's Snake Oil." ...

The latter half of the 19th century saw the "golden age" of the American cowboy; newly-built railroad lines made it easier to transport cattle from the western plains to the east coast ...

Franklin County historian Mike Marotte shares the story of the old Pen Mar Park just over the Md. line near Wayneboro.

The long-standing legal battle over the railroad company's shop stems from an 1872 agreement that kept operations planted in the East Texas town. The story dates back to an 1872 legal agreement where ...

CHARLES LANG FREER was a 19th century railroad-car building magnate (Peninsular Car Works) who made a fortune by the time he was 44 and then retired to collect art. The most important result of hi ...

The native Canadian's name became synonymous with railroad innovation and visionary business leadership in the last quarter of the 19th century. The transportation pioneer of the American ...