The second span of Long Bridge will double rail capacity across the Potomac. It’s not the first attempt to increase capacity by building a second rail crossing of the river in the District: During ...

It’s a cliché to refer to a decade as a "decade of change." In the summation of our nation's history, what decade wasn't a decade of change? Change is perhaps the great constant of American history, ...

They weren’t doing “The Locomotion,” but there were many dancers among the trains at the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania in Strasburg Saturday. Swing dancers moved to the music of the Moonlighters big ...

"Published for 'Railroads at the New York World's Fair' by the Eastern Railroad Presidents Conference." Includes color-printed map of the Fair and the Railroad Exhibit. Brochure is printed on a single ...

IF long continued, the European war eventually means a great increase in the demand for basic commodities produced in the United States. This demand will probably not be as great as in the former ...

The Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania hosted a 1940s swing dance on Saturday.The event featured live music from Lititz’s own Moonlighters Big Band in The Rolling Stock Hall.Attendees were also allowed ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. This large, kerosene-fueled switch ...

Riding the Red Car to Los Angeles was something I relished as a kid. In the late 1940s and early '50s, the fastest public transportation from the far-flung suburbs of Los Angeles to Downtown L.A. was ...