At an elevation of about 2,400 feet, Colfax occupies that perfect sweet spot in the foothills—high enough for occasional winter snow that transforms the town into a living snow globe, but low enough ...

C&NW No. 1385’s Homecoming. Mid-Continent Railway Museum is in the home stretch to prep the 4-6-0 for the 2026 operating ...

Although today it is nearly universally forgotten, a segment/connection of the Oregon Trail ran through Lancaster County and ...

For the first time in more than four decades, an Alco PA locomotive has hauled a passenger train in the United States.

You can get in touch with John by emailing j.feng@newsweek.com Brazil and China have signed an agreement to launch a ...

First Union Pacific Rail laid in Omaha.

Truckee, California might just be that hidden gem you’ve been overlooking – a Sierra Nevada mountain town where history meets ...

More Local News The first Transcontinental Railroad was finished officially in 1869, and it connected the western and eastern United States.

The first Transcontinental Railroad was finished officially in 1869, and it connected the western and eastern United States.

A CELEBRATION NEXT WEEK TO HONOR Chinese-American railroad workers gets a preview in Bensonhurst.

May 10, 1869 - A golden spike was driven, marking the completion of the Transcontinental Railroad. But what did it take to build this historic track? The challenges, the triumphs, and the legacy ...

How 2 Riverside County men helped survey land for the transcontinental railroad Looking across the San Gorgonio Pass. The 1850s saw the area surveyed for a major railroad route.