Construction got a slow start in Omaha, Nebraska, eastern terminus of the Union Pacific ... Native American snipers, raids, livestock rustlings, scalpings, and burnings all along the railroad ...

July 1: Congress passes and Lincoln signs the Pacific Railroad Bill. The document endorses Central Pacific efforts to build the California line while simultaneously chartering a Union Pacific ...

When the Union Pacific Railroad wanted to increase their freight-hauling capabilities back in 1941, they turned, of course, to the power of steam. More specifically, they turned to the American ...

Ahead of the observance of Veterans Day on Monday, Nov. 11, Metra has unveiled a special locomotive honoring Americans who ...

Metra unveiled a locomotive honoring military veterans with a special design featuring a bald eagle and American flag.

The locomotive will start rolling on the Rock Island Line later this month before moving to other of the rail agency's lines.

Metra on Monday debuted a unique locomotive honoring veterans, active duty service members and reservists that will operate ...

IN TEXAS ABOARD UNION PACIFIC’S BIG BOY TRAIN ... and a reminder that railroads continue to have the power to stimulate the American imagination. Intentional or not, the spectacle stands ...

The first celebration of the U.S. Flag's birthday was held in 1877, on the 100th anniversary of the Flag Resolution of 1777. However, it is believed that the first annual recognition of the flag's ...

Locomotives in the scrapyard Sitting switchers The switcher is a rapidly-dying species on American railroads. Pushed out of ...

Union Pacific built 25 of these Big Boys exclusively for its railroad operations ... gather for a chance to see this remarkable piece of American history as it travels north through Oklahoma.