Trains & Railways: General Interest

The Union Pacific Railroad is renowned as America’s first transcontinental railroad and is one of the strongest companies in the railroad industry ...

“Railroads were the country’s first big business providing the nation’s vital cardiovascular system, setting the tempo of life everywhere. All of i...

French Rail (SNCF) has always been a magnet for British rail enthusiasts to enjoy workshop, depot and yard visits together with travel by locomotiv...

Of all the products of the Industrial Revolution, none left its mark on the landscape of Britain, or changed the lives of the British people, more ...

Worksop has until recent times been at the heart of the East Midlands coal-mining and power industries, creating a vital rail hub linking the numer...

The railway route between Settle and Carlisle in the North West of England is one of the most scenic lines in Britain. Crossing moors and mountains...

Rails Under the Mighty Hudson tells a story that begins in the final years of the nineteenth century and reaches fulfillment in the first decade of...

Brian Cudahy offers a fascinating tribute to the world the subway created. Taking a fresh look at one of the marvels of the 20th century, Cudahy cr...

The pre-Grouping Companies were fiercely competitive and would defend any incursion by another company penetrating what they considered to be their...

This is a remarkable collection of photographs about Suffolk railways. They range from an 1860 image to the end of steam. The bulk of the photograp...

The recent development of light rail transit in the Twin Cities has been an undeniable success. Plans for additional lines progress, and our ways o...

The building of a narrow-gauge trans-island railway in nineteenth century Newfoundland was a reckless and even desperate experiment. The island ...

In the 1860s, land speculators in Minnesota and the Dakota Territory expected that a great city would rise where the railroad crossed the Red River...

First there was a single experimental coach, then an entire fleet. Soon Hiawatha was a railway legend. Loved for their radically new, streamlined l...

Over 140 photos accompanied by extended captions written by Robin Atthill illustrate the beauty and variety of scenery that attracted visitors and ...

O.S. Nock continues his account of the GWR 4-4-0s with a further look at G.J. Churchward and his programme of modernisation and standardisation, pa...

The rise and fall of the Duluth, South Shore & Atlantic Railway from 1887 to its merger with the Soo Line in 1961 is the subject of this thorou...

In 1836, Abraham Lincoln and Stephen Douglas agreed on one thing: Illinois needed railroads. Over the next fifty years, the state became the nation...

All aboard for a delicious ride on nine legendary railway journeys! Meals associated with train travel have been an important aspect of railway his...

Crossroads of a Continent: Missouri Railroads, 1851-1921 tells the story of the state's railroads and their vital role in American history. Missour...

For train enthusiasts, model railroaders, and history buffs, hop aboard this tour of North American railroads, both great and obscure. Few images s...

In the mid-nineteenth century, the great age of railway building, Charles Dickens could not but be aware of their transformative impact on society....

In the 1970s the introduction of the merry-go-round coal trains required a far more powerful loco, leading to the 3300 hp Class 56 being built. For...

The coming of the railroad to America in the 1830s was one of the most significant events in its history. Enabling towns, industries, and farms to ...

A photographic journey of the ever changing railway scene of southern England stretching from Cornwall to the Kent Coast, served from 1953 to the p...

The railway era began in Britain when steam was king. In the age of petrol and diesel, these once confident, rumbustious railways fell into decline...

Charles Holden's designs for the London Underground from the mid-1920s to the outbreak of World War II represent a high point of transport architec...

The first oral history centering on the unique experiences of black porters and railroad attendants during the railroad's heyday is by turns dramat...

When, in the late 1980s, the federal government initiated a plan to deregulate the Canadian railway system, lobby groups protested the betrayal of ...

Britain’s rail network is now among the safest in the world, but the journey that brought it to that point has been long and eventful. Early incide...

Among the many lines that branch all around the East of England, there are some that can be seen diverging from stations that are never used by the...