Railroad industry

The B&O Railroad Museum shares and preserves the storied legacy and experiences of American railroading. Come see where it began!

Planning and construction of the Altoona Works began in 1850, and upon completion, the shops began assembling locomotive and

The marriage of the railroad and steel, coke, and other industries from past to present

A blog about art and science and all the wonderful bits in-between!

Jack Delano's gorgeous color images from the 1940s remind us of the day when railroads dominated the American landscape -- and the American consciousness. The gigantic locomotives, the play of light on steel rails and the huge…

Trains magazine offers railroad news, railroad industry insight, commentary on today's freight railroads, passenger service (Amtrak), locomotive technology, railroad preservation and history, railfan opportunities (tourist railroads, fan trips), and great railroad photography.

(Satellite, all of the C&WI tracks are gone and the Santa Fe tracks have been replaced by the Orange Line "L") Carl Venzke posted "In all the world there may never have been a junction to rival 21st Street in its prime. It had at one time 26 diamonds, and well over 150 trains a day rumbled through it." [This view shows both the interlocking tower by the engine and the bridge control tower by the bridge. Click the link and expand the comments. There are some photos showing the world had a lot…

(General: Satellite ; Turntable: Satellite ) A video that includes a 1947 description of the Proviso Yard operations. One of several...

The Chicago & North Western Railway was a famous Midwestern granger that reached as far west as Lander, Wyoming. In 1995 it was purchased by Union Pacific.

The Industrial Revolution occurred when agrarian societies became more industrialized and urban. Learn where and when the Industrial Revolution started, and the inventions that made it possible.