Silkroad Ensemble brings the program to Rogers Convention Center at 6:30 p.m. Nov. 12. "If you would've asked me what I knew about the American railroad before I did this project, I would have a ...

These fun and fact-filled documentaries span the history and development of the railroad industry, from the building of the first trans-continental line to the height of steam engine operations during ...

Colonial history isn't the only kind Massachusetts has in abundance. These five towns reflect the state's rich railroading ...

The rapid expansion of America's railroad system in the 1800s and early 1900s was driven largely by a small group of powerful businessmen. Here we profile 12 of the most influential railroad magnates ...

There is an iconic photograph depicting the Golden Spike ceremony that marked the completion of America’s Transcontinental Railroad, a feat of technological progress that some historians regard as ...

The railroad station once was in institution an American life, in small towns and big cities alike. This human-interest tale is interwoven with history as the program explores how people interacted ...

CHURCH CREEK, MD ‒ Arnold Montgomery looks to the future by looking back through Harriett Tubman's eyes. On a recent visit to the rural area where the Underground Railroad's most famous conductor was ...

Officials at Cincinnati's Freedom Center learned last week that the history they tell about the Underground Railroad conflicts with a revised version favored by the Trump administration. The attempt ...

This first appeared in the Planet Money newsletter. You can sign up here. The Chinese Exclusion Act is widely considered to be the first significant crackdown on immigration in American history. It's ...