Compared to the likes of the Southern Pacific and Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe, the Western Pacific Railroad can be considered the "runt of the litter" for Class I U.S. railroading in the Far West.

Dick Davidson looks back on his life with a touch of amazement and a hefty helping of gratitude. At age 83, he still marvels ...

George-Etienne Cartier said Canada would build a railway to the Pacific if British Columbia joined confederation. (Courtesy of the National Archives of Canada) His support for joining Canada put ...

of "The Union Pacific Railroad Company ... That the Leavenworth, Pawnee and Western Railroad Company of Kansas are hereby authorized to construct a railroad and telegraph line ...

Sir Daniel Gooch is recognised as a key figure in the development of the railway in Swindon in the 1800s. Great Western Railway says part of the subway upgrade was "complicated". Adrian Grant's ...

Heineman wants to jack up the management, eventually arrange a merger of North Western and the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad, save perhaps $30 million yearly by the consolidation.

TACOMA, Washington, Sept. 18. -- An unexpected result of the merging of the Northern Pacific and Great Northern Railroads is the gradual absorption of every small railroad in the State by these ...