Mark Twain chronicled his experiences living and working out West in his book Roughing It, published in 1872. In this excerpt from the book's fourth chapter, Twain describes his 1861 journey by ...

"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 ...

There is an iconic photograph depicting the Golden Spike ceremony that marked the completion of America’s Transcontinental Railroad, a feat of technological progress that some historians regard as ...

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JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (WJHL) — The Johnson City Railroad Experience is now open in the heart of downtown Johnson City. The museum was recently created from the George L. Carter Railroad Museum Inc. at ...