One hundred years ago, during the First World War, railroads and gunpowder came together to create explosive growth in a small West Virginia town. Doug Bess tells the story of his hometown from the coming of the railroad in the late 19th century to the present. Click here to read "Railroad Town: Nitro, West Virginia."
In 1967 a derailment on the Maine Central near Dresden, Maine, brought
out the Waterville wreck train to clean up the mess. The crew worked
through the night and the next day the railroad was running as normal.
Bob Hughes was on hand to tell the story of "A Job Well Done."
In the early years of the 20th century, a town grew up in the Southern Timber Belt around a sawmill and the railroad. The sawmill closed in 1936, but the railroad still runs through this central Mississippi town. Click here to read "Railroad Town: Bude Mississippi"
On July 4th, 1874, President Ulysses S. Grant dedicated a new bridge in
St. Louis, Missouri. John Marvig recently visited the historic
structure and brings us the story of this iconic engineering marvel..
After nearly 150 years, trains still cross the Mississippi River on The Eades Bridge.
Few visitors to the town of Arusha, Tanzania ask to see the train station. The last train ran over a decade ago. But during a recent trip to east Africa, Andrew Morang visited the abandoned railroad depot and recorded his impressions in words and photographs. Don't miss today's article on The Trackside Photographer. Click here for "The Last Train to Arusha"
On The Trackside Photographer today, David Kahler explores the history of a century-old freight depot in Sanford, North Carolina.. In the early years of the 20th century the Atlantic Coast Line, Southern, Seaboard and Atlantic & Western railroads all passed through Sanford. Still in use by the railroad, the old wooden building is frail, but "Standing Tall" (Click here to read more)
