A historic 30-ton locomotive used in the construction of the Hoover Dam in the 1930s was carefully relocated to its permanent ...

The transcontinental railroad's construction touched the lives of hundreds of thousands of people. Some desired it, some built it, and some did everything in their power to stop it. Browse a photo ...

20th. Library of Congress Since the end of the Civil War, railroad construction in the United States had been booming. Between 1866 and 1873, 35,000 miles of new track were laid across the country.

NJ Transit locomotive engineers may strike as soon as March 22. NJ Transit claims adopting the union's proposal would cost an additional $550 million. The union and NJ Transit narrowly avoided a ...