Two warring factions try to be the first to connect a railroad from the Columbia Gorge to the booming timber town of Bend.

Of the three main types, the grand total of geared steam locomotives built in the U.S. topped out at around 4,500. Despite ...

Rotschy was the low bidder awarded a $44 million Port of Longview railroad expansion contract, despite local union leaders ...

Many of you are aware of the ongoing battle that is being waged against our mining and logging industries in Minnesota. To read an article from the Center of the American Experiment explaining how ...

Finding a job can prove difficult, especially when job postings list extensive education requirements. Not all jobs require years of experience or higher education. Con ...

Dollywood helped make Pigeon Forge the tourism hub we know today. When the theme park was announced in 1985, the city looked ...

The 85-year-old victim – who had been running errands and had just left the bank – was walking at the intersection of Marion ...

The unmoored figure of the hobo was a friction and foil for railroad companies. Summoning that tension today, through sound and sight, evokes conflicting impulses toward isolation and the desire ...

The two North Texas filmmakers behind the A24 film Sing Sing debuted their latest collaboration at the Sundance Film Festival in Utah on Sunday. Clint Bentley, of Dallas, and Greg Kwedar, of Fort ...

Working in railways, mines, and mills caused thousands of deaths in the early 20th century and before. Photos show the dangerous workplaces.

"Train Dreams," which screened at the Sundance Film Festival, is a beautiful drama that unfortunately muffles much of the dialogue.

Brandon Bell / Getty Images Maybe it seems quaint that an industry associated with the taming of the West and the robber barons of the Gilded Age even survives today, but railroads remain a ...