MESSRS. EDITORS—In No. 32 of the present volume of the SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, you say in your article entitled "Canals and Railroads," that "the wisest policy to pursue, apparently, is to utilize ...

The Grammy- and Pulitzer-winning artist Rhiannon Giddens has long made music that sheds light on America's untold stories, ...

Railroads were, however ... and in this sad position the SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN and New York city propose to abandon the canal altogether. Better counsels prevailed, and the boot is being rapidly ...

The legislation establishes the Interstate Commerce Commission to control aspects of the railroad industry, the first in America to be subject to regulation by a federal government agency.

Published between-1880 and 1930. In 1853 when Carnegie joined the Pennsylvania Railroad, trains carried a sense of wonder. At six cents a mile, a ride didn't come cheap, but it guaranteed a thrill.

The Chinese Exclusion Act is widely considered to be the first significant crackdown on immigration in American history.

On 18 November 1883, the US and Canadian railroad industries adopted Fleming's idea, but because of the sheer size of the North American continent, it was decided that four major time zones would ...

The ambitious, multi-year "American Railroad" project tells the story of the transcontinental grid's construction through the lens of workers including African American, Chinese, Japanese ...

Train backers are waiting to see how the Trump administration will handle billions of dollars in planned rail spending.