It was never easy to build a railroad in Colorado. As the highest territory in the continental United States, Colorado was filled with an estimated 4,391 mountain peaks, deep river gorges, severe ...

Ever wondered how Spartanburg got the nickname Hub City?

Composite photo courtesy Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern. We are on the cusp of what has the potential to be one of the most transformational times in the history of U.S. railroading. On July 24 of ...

September 18, 1872 - The junction of two railroads: Burlington & Missouri River Railroad and Union Pacific was completed in Kearney on Sept. 18, 1872. Soon after, the city of Kearney was incorporated ...

(WDBJ) - On this day in 1827, The Baltimore and Ohio railroad became the first U.S. railway chartered for the commercial transportation of freight and passengers. Investors hoped a railroad would ...

As the United States marks its 250th anniversary, WTOP presents “250 Years of America,” a multipart series examining the innovations, breakthroughs and pivotal moments that have shaped the nation ...

OMAHA, Neb. — Union Pacific wants to buy Norfolk Southern in a $85 billion deal that would create the first transcontinental railroad in the U.S, and potentially trigger a final wave of rail mergers ...