Railroading exists everywhere we look, and in our travels we often get a glimpse into railroad history in places we least ...

The Underground Railroad, a vast network of people who helped fugitive slaves escape to the North and to Canada, was not run by any single organization or person. Rather, it consisted of many ...

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 ...

The world was put on notice: the transcontinental railroad was completed and America was moving to the forefront of the world's stage. The World Grew Smaller One day later, the first ...

In the 1850s and 1860s, British North America became a popular refuge for ... many with the help of the underground railroad - a secret network of free blacks and white sympathizers who helped ...

The Grammy- and Pulitzer-winning artist Rhiannon Giddens has long made music that sheds light on America's untold stories, ...

transformed our history," Giddens said. - 'Points of connection' - Along with live performance, "American Railroad" is an eponymous album and podcast series, a bid to broaden the project's reach.