As the years rolled on, passenger trains became faster, safer, and more comfortable. In the 50 years between 1865 and 1916, the American rail network grew from 35,000 miles to more than 250,000 miles.

The start of the 20th century saw the birth of the automobile industry. While Oldsmobile made the first mass-produced American car, the 1901 Curved Dash, Ford perfected the method. The Ford Model T, ...

It wasn't until the early 20th century that automakers began to seriously experiment with smaller, ... but diesel power actually made its passenger car debut nearly a century ago.

In place of the great old trains and of its other long-haul passenger runs, the New York Central plans to start swift, spartan (no club cars) daytime shuttle service between some 80 cities along ...

Despite the failure of suspended railways to take root in 20th-century mass-transit ... inventor Fletcher Felts designed a suspended monorail with electric-powered passenger cars that resembled ...