The Anchorage Museum and the City of Nenana have acquired the golden railroad spike that was used in a celebration commemorating the completion of the Alaska Railroad in 1923. The item was ...

The Dollywood theme park has parted with a former Southern Railway steam locomotive it had displayed, exchainging the Baldwin for a hurricane donation. Screenshot from WATE-TV video PIGEON FORGE, Tenn ...

QUESTION: Why is George Stephenson’s Locomotion No. 1 regarded as the first steam locomotive? What about Richard Trevithick’s Penydarren? Stephenson’s Locomotion No. 1 is significant because ...

Stephen Simpson, CFA, has 15+ years of experience in financial publishing and editing. He is the operator of the Kratisto Investing blog. Dr. JeFreda R. Brown is a financial consultant, Certified ...