20th. Library of Congress Since the end of the Civil War, railroad construction in the United States had been booming. Between 1866 and 1873, 35,000 miles of new track were laid across the country.

The piers were left over in the Susquehanna from an older rail bridge that opened in 1866, shortly after the Civil War ended ... Maryland Commission on African American History and Culture ...

In 1887, Congress passed the Interstate Commerce Act, making the railroads the first industry subject to federal regulation. Legislators designed the law, which established a five-member ...

It's a Cincinnati mystery that's perplexed train enthusiasts and history buffs for over a century: an abandoned railroad tunnel that allegedly contains a Civil War-era train engine. The city ...