Hell on Wheels may not be as well-known as other AMC shows, but the well-crafted, history-based Western will appeal to fans ...

More than 1,500 laborers, at least 1,000 of whom were Chinese, under the direction of former Central Pacific Railroad worker ...

How about lanterns? If you paid attention during your American history class in high school, you may dimly remember that the first transcontinental railroad was finished in 1869. Before that ...