Looking for the best things to do in DC this weekend? Here are some family-friendly events and activities to add to your list ...

Pullman porters did more than carry bags, they paved the way for higher education opportunities, the professional working ...

A piece of Americana is being restored right here in Baltimore. The American Freedom Train locomotive is getting a cosmetic ...

A small group of black railroad workers at the Pitts Camp near Marlinton, West Virginia. These young men were employed by the ...

Making a name for itself during the U.S. bicentennial celebration, the American Freedom Train is making a stop in Baltimore to be restored to its former glory.

During the country's bicentennial celebration, the American Freedom Train made its way through the United States as a symbol ...

A century ago this year, on Aug. 25, 1925, 500 Pullman Co. railroad porters secretly gathered in New York City’s Harlem for a ...

Inside the B&O Railroad Museum, you'll find centuries' worth of railroad history. Much of it is also Black history.

The Anchorage Museum and the City of Nenana have acquired the golden railroad spike that was used in a celebration commemorating the completion of the Alaska Railroad in 1923. The item was ...

Harding drives the final golden spike at the new Alaska Railroad bridge in Nenana, Alaska. (Alaska State Library via AP) The Anchorage Museum is shown Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2024, in Anchorage, Alaska.

Naugatuck excursions benefit the Railroad Museum of New England, a non-profit educational and historic organization devoted to telling the story of the region’s railroad heritage. Visit the museum ...