Working in railways, mines, and mills caused thousands of deaths in the early 20th century and before. Photos show the ...

The federal government even offered the railroads land grants in the American West ... closely watching the travails of the region’s early railroads was an up-and-coming shipping magnate ...

The rise and fall of the American railroad has been the subject ... engaging program, “Early Railroads in the Chartiers Valley.” The story begins in 1830, when only four railroads existed ...

If you’re unaware that President Jimmy Carter, who died Dec. 29 at age 100, was instrumental in preserving private-sector ...

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 ...

including his railroad. As the park was being developed in the early 1950s, Disney recruited the likes of Sunkist, Transworld Airlines, Carnation, Bank of America, and both Coca-Cola and Pepsi ...