For the latter half of the 19th century and up through WWI, there was tremendous growth in the railroad sector, and lanterns ...

Harper's Weekly reported on the progress of the transcontinental railroad throughout its construction. These excerpts, organized chronologically, report on conflicts with Native Americans, the ...

Scottish mechanical engineer James Watt patents his design for the first practical steam engine, paving the way for the mechanized production of the Industrial Revolution. Asa Whitney presents a ...

In this video, we uncover the true cost of building America’s first coast-to-coast railroad and the sacrifices made to connect the country.

Finishing the Transcontinental Railroad, the first line connecting the United States coast to coast, on May 10, 1869, was a ...

The role that Chinese immigrants played in building the Transcontinental Railroad has long been buried. 150 years after the completion of the tracks, that’s finally changing. In the celebratory ...

Josh Dubbert, a historian from the Hayes Presidential Library & Museums, will discuss the legacy of Currier and Ives during a free talk on March 30.