The second span of Long Bridge will double rail capacity across the Potomac. It’s not the first attempt to increase capacity by building a second rail crossing of the river in the District: During ...

During World War II, thousands of men and women boarded trains, leaving their hometowns for their military assignments. For many of them, it was their first trip away from home, and many would not ...

Calling all history buffs, train lovers and tiny house fans — this rental is for you! A beautifully remodeled World War II troop kitchen train car named Platform 1346 is available for overnight stays, ...

BOYERTOWN — Gen. Carl A. Spaatz, portrayed by reenactor Chris Boswell, addressed troops and their well-wishers before they boarded the troop train. More than 15 reenactors dressed in World War II ...

It is big. And loud. Furthermore, it belches steam. "It's the smell," says railroad fanatic Sam Sargent about a 1940s train engine known as the Union Pacific Big Boy, the largest, heaviest and most ...

Almost all carnivals traveling the circuits in the United States and Great Britain in the 1940s and ’50s towed their own haunted railroad. These “ghost trains” represented the peak of pop-up dark ...