Holly Dunn is the lone survivor of notorious serial killer Ángel Maturino Reséndiz, also known as the "Railroad Killer." On Aug. 28, 1997, during her junior year at the University of Kentucky, Holly ...

In this article, we discuss the best railroad stocks to invest in. If you want to skip our comprehensive analysis, you can see the 5 best railroad stocks here. Railroad stocks fueled one of the ...

In 1891, two trains collided head-on in Ohio because a conductor’s watch was off by four minutes. The evident need for better accuracy and the watches that stemmed from this need is just part of the ...

Canadian Pacific Kansas City is building one of the best railroad networks in the world, with double-digit annual EBITDA growth and potential for dividend growth and buybacks. Major investors, ...

It's something railroad enthusiasts believed they might never see again: one of the biggest steam locomotives ever built in America back on the tracks, rumbling west under its own steam. As Union ...

Michael Kwan was 7 years old when his grandparents showed him a large steel safe in their Los Angeles home. In dramatic fashion, they opened it and pulled out a piece of paper. “This belonged to my ...

ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they’re published. When questioned by federal officials or faced with an ...

They thought this was their chance. May 10, 1969, marked 100 years since the golden spike was hammered in at Promontory, Utah, signifying the completion of America’s first transcontinental railroad — ...

Two boys waving to a freight train, Union Pacific Museum Since their first appearance on the American landscape, railroads -- and all the imagery they conjure up -- have featured prominently in works ...

The nation’s first transcontinental railroad, completed 150 years ago today at Promontory Summit in Utah, connected the vast United States and brought America into the modern age. Chinese immigrants ...

On May 10, 1869, at Promontory Summit, Utah, a boisterous crowd gathered to witness the completion of one of the greatest engineering feats of the 19th century: the building of the transcontinental ...

For every 640 square miles in Alaska, there is just one mile of paved road. Which is why, when Congress set its sights on the rugged northern territory for strategic military operations and economic ...