From the 1830s to today, the railroad industry has developed myriad complex mechanisms to help keep North America’s railroad rights-of-ways safe, efficient, a

Gripping forensic tales explain how and why trains crash. Trains are massive—with some weighing 15,000 tons or more. When these metal monsters collide or go o

Classic Railroad Signals digs into nearly every piece of train signaling hardware with archival and modern photos showing signals from around America.