LIRR historian David Morrison said the Nov. 22, 1950, train crash in Queens was the catalyst for the implementation of ...

Rail travel has long captured the imagination of people, from the first transcontinental journeys in North America and Australia to groundbreaking British trains and incredible advancements by the ...

The 1950s were a defining decade in American history, marked by postwar optimism, booming suburbs, and a confidence that ...

Maps of the routes of the railroads on lining pages. Before 1900. Early poster antecedents ; The rise of competition ; The lure of the place ; 1890s: "Reason why" advertising ; The lithographed ...