In 1830 there were only twenty-three miles of railroad in the United States. This number grew to 30,000 miles of track by 1860. Trains hold a mystique and fascination for many: the romance of leisurely travel, the thrill of building detailed miniature mod
"At the height of the Great Depression, more than a quarter million teenagers were living on the road in America, many criss-crossing the country by illegally hopping freight trains.
The first shimmering silver streamliner was the Zephyr, who ran her inaugural journey from Denver to Chicago on May 26, 1934.
For train hobbyists, railroad enthusiasts and even the causal train traveler, Trains.
For lower elementary ages, this single-page train history and self-scoring quiz is part of a larger online lesson titled "Transportation and Public Transit.
This lexicon of "railroad-ese" is a fun jaunt through the specialized jargon of the railroad.
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