In 1940, drivers lined up for hours to be the first to drive on the Pennsylvania Turnpike, which opened at midnight on Oct. 1 ...
Troy had several train stations. The last three “Union Stations” were in the same location and were controlled by the Rensselaer and Saratoga (1832), Troy & Schenectady (1836), Troy & Greenbush (1845) ...
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 ...
America is experiencing a manufacturing renaissance. At the center of this transformation is the mode of transportation that has powered U.S. industry for nearly two centuries: freight rail.
The most recent approved railroad merger was in 2023 when Canadian Pacific Railway and Kansas City Southern merged. Late last week, the Wall Street Journal cited exclusive yet unnamed reports Union ...
(CNN) — Two of the largest US railroads, Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern, announced on Tuesday a plan to combine in a $72 billion deal that would create America’s first transcontinental freight ...
"Negroes will do more work" : slavery and the dawn of Southern railroading -- "A steel driving man" : construction and track laborers -- "With his strong arm and a ...
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