Maps produced by the U.S. High Speed Rail Association (USHSR) show how a new 17,000-mile-long high-speed rail network could be constructed across the United States in four separate stages.

A map produced by the U.S. High Speed Rail Association illustrates its plan to construct a new 17,000-mile high-speed rail network across the U.S. Construction would occur in four distinct phases.

Trains revolutionized transportation in the US. People were no longer dependent on horse-drawn carriages and natural waterways to move across the country. The rapid spread of railroads made the ...

This photo shows the original Winona & St. Peter Railroad bridge across the Minnesota River just south of St. Peter. Completed in 1871, the wooden bridge was replaced by an iron bridge. a short ...

KDOT says the crossing was closed to traffic today, and will remain closed until May 12, weather permitting. It is recommended drivers follow the signed detour on U.S. 69, K-103 and K-7.

The map was part of a major initiative by Francis Amasa Walker, the young and energetic head of the federal Bureau of Statistics and superintendent of 1870’s ninth U.S. Census.

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A Legal Process Against a Railroad for Taxes---A Train of Cars Seized---Arrest of the Collector for Obstructing the United States Mails. Share full article Feb. 7, 1870 ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. passenger railroad Amtrak said on Wednesday it is eliminating 450 positions as it aims to cut annual costs by $100 million as future support from Congress remains uncertain.

In the first major U.S. railroad merger in more than two decades, federal regulators approved Canadian Pacific’s $31 billion acquisition of Kansas City Southern. The Wednesday move comes after a ...

US Railway crossing accidents are up sharply over last year, but the Federal Railway Administration (FRA) is about to get some high-tech help. Google's Maps will eventually include numerous public ...

The Biden administration on Wednesday called on three major freight railroads to guarantee paid sick leave for all workers, saying 10,000 employees do not have the benefit.