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Dark History of the Panama Railroad – A Deadly Path to Progress
The Panama Railroad was meant to revolutionize travel, offering a faster route to the California Gold Rush, but its ...
A golden spike that completed the Alaska Railroad is up for auction. Alaskans want to bring it home
Two Alaska institutions are making a bid to bring home a golden spike that was driven into the ground more than a century ago ...
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Historic golden railroad spike will return to Alaska after Anchorage Museum and Nenana team up for purchase
The total cost of purchasing the 14-karat gold railroad spike at auction, to reclaim a piece of Alaska Railroad history, was ...
Anchorage Museum among Alaskans combining to win auction for Alaska Railroad's golden spike
The golden spike that was used to complete the Alaska Railroad in 1923 will for the first time be on permanent display in ...
Tryon Daily Bulletin6d
Volunteers needed for Landrum Rail & History Museum
LANDRUM—The Landrum Rail & History Museum is currently seeking volunteers to donate time and help as a docent for the ...
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Where Chicago’s ‘L’ meets the railroad: A history is dug up in Lincoln Park
Reset talks to a railroad researcher and an ‘L’ historian to learn more about the city’s commuter and freight lines.
Celebrate Black History Month with the Underground Railroad walk in Baltimore County
The Underground Railroad Commemorative Walk is kicking off Black History Month, this weekend in Baltimore County.Jeffrey ...
News 80008d
Great Tri-State Rail Sale celebrates railroad history
The event celebrated the region's railroad history while raising funds to maintain and restore the La Crosse Short Line Railroad Heritage Museum in Copeland Park. The President of the 4000 ...
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Fort Wayne Railroad Historical Society acquires Pullman ‘Kitchi Gammi Club’
The Fort Wayne Railroad Historical Society has purchased Pullman car Kitchi Gammi Club from the car’s owners and operators ...