Low, leaden clouds overhead that Friday morning 158 years ago this month set a somber tone. A locomotive chugged out of Washington railroad depot at precisely 8 a.m. It took two hours to reach ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WLS) -- It appears a re-creation of President Abraham Lincoln's funeral train will not take its voyage after all. Organizers were unable to raise the $250,000 needed for the trip ...

Curious Cbus investigates a viewer's question about a Abraham Lincoln's Funeral Train. On April 15, 1865, President Abraham Lincoln was assassinated and following his death, his body traveled on a ...

One hundred sixty years ago this week, the nation was in mourning following the assassination of Abraham Lincoln. On April 21, 1865, the president’s body began its journey from the capital to his ...

University of Arizona researchers have helped uncover a slice of American history that was known to millions mourning the death of President Abraham Lincoln but remained a mystery in modern times.

There will be free admission to the Depot in downtown Duluth Thursday morning to mark the opening of an exhibit featuring the replica of the railroad coach "United States," which carried President ...

The Ohio Statehouse was decorated in black in preparation for Lincoln's arrival. April, 1865. On April 15, 1865, President Abraham Lincoln was assassinated. Following his death, his body traveled on a ...