Even as workers were building the railroads in the second half of the 19th century, it was dangerous. "You had a clear segmentation of who was doing the construction of the railroads versus who ...

READY TO FIGHT The new products of modern technology mark a radical departure from the 19th century, when railroads held U.S. transportation in virtual monopoly, and the public could be damned.

The remnants of a railroad that went bankrupt in 1888 have become one of the highest-flying stocks in the oil patch—and one of the top performers in any sector this year. Shares of Texas Pacific ...

The latter half of the 19th century saw the "golden age" of the American cowboy; newly-built railroad lines made it easier to transport cattle from the western plains to the east coast ...

The native Canadian's name became synonymous with railroad innovation and visionary business leadership in the last quarter of the 19th century. The transportation pioneer of the American ...