The state Department of Transportation gave an overview Thursday of the long-sought restoration of passenger rail service between Scranton and New York City and fielded ...

The 1970s were anything but boring. The decade brought growth to the Circle City with several major infrastructure projects, suburban expansion and significant changes to the downtown landscape. But ...

Some of the best rock bands of the 1970s were everywhere, then suddenly nowhere. Such is the nature of the music industry. Even the most talented outfits disappeared from mainstream consciousness and ...

It’s not too often that new books are offered complimentary to anyone willing to simply click on a download link. “Conrail, the Early Years – Stories from the Front,” by Stephen Frasher, is a unique ...

There's a reason why Gen Xers, the kids who largely grew up in the 1970s, are coined the "latchkey" generation, they were parentified and expected to navigate life largely on their own. With both ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Discarded tires litter the shorefront of Baltimore Harbor in 1973. (Jim Pickerell / Documerica Project / National Archives) ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Growing up in the 1970s, I took for granted the trash piles along the highway, tires washed up on beaches and smog ...

Back in the 1970s, parents had their own way of doing things. In many sweet ways, they toughened up their kids for the life ahead of them without even knowing it. Parents of the '70s rarely spared ...