Burlington Northern Adventures relates the personal experiences of the author William J. Brotherton, who went “railroading” as a brakeman, conductor, and trainmaster for the Burlington Northern Railroad system from 1979...
The Finger Lakes region of New York, once dominated by major railroads like the New York Central, now thrives through modern short line railroads that preserve its rich transportation legacy....
Viewing Norfolk Southern Railway covers the history of this railroad, beginning with the South Carolina Canal & Rail Road Company, which in 1830 operated the first regularly scheduled passenger train...
A photographic journey through the storied past and present of the iconic New York City subway system. While not the nation’s first subway (that honor goes to Boston), the New...
Traces the history of the Stourbridge Lion, America’s first steam locomotive, and the railroads shaping northeastern Pennsylvania’s Stourbridge Line. Stourbridge Lion to the Stourbridge Line begins with the Stourbridge Lion,...
Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway Heritage started in 1849 with the opening of the Aurora Branch Railroad in Illinois from Aurora to Chicago’s west side. This grew into the Chicago,...
By the 1970s, the diesel locomotive was the king of the American Railroad mainline, and the age of steam had ended almost a decade prior. America’s railroad scene was changing...
