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An early steam train traveled on tracks at Wapakoneta. The locomotive was most likely part of the Dayton & Michigan Railroad. When Dr. George F. Holbrook came to Wapakoneta in the 1830s, he arrived in ...

On May 10, 1869, Central Pacific Railroad President Leland Stanford, and former California governor, drove a golden rail ...

The most recent approved railroad merger was in 2023 when Canadian Pacific Railway and Kansas City Southern merged. Late last week, the Wall Street Journal cited exclusive yet unnamed reports Union ...

Rail took a while to reach Northern Virginia. The railroad first reached Washington, DC in 1835, but it would be another twenty-six years before the line was extended across the Potomac.

Two of the largest US railroads, Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern, announced on Tuesday a plan to combine in a $72 billion deal that would create America’s first transcontinental freight railroad.

Two of the U.S.'s largest railroad companies, Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern, say they plan to merge, which would create the country's first coast-to-coast freight railroad. Two of the largest ...

The former Pennsylvania Railroad Master Mechanic’s Building in Altoona, pictured in the 1960s. Today, this building is home to the Railroaders Memorial Museum. Courtesy of the Railroaders Memorial ...