One of the remaining pieces of the transcontinental railroad era that helped shape the Reno-Sparks region is slated for demolition in early 2025. A historic machine shop built in 1904 by Southern ...

INDIO, Calif. (KESQ) - A 1951 stainless steel train car that once rolled across the country is getting a new life in the Coachella Valley. Gloria Franz, board trustee for the Coachella Valley History ...

Time is running out for those hoping to take home a piece of Sparks railroad history. The final batch of salvaged bricks from the historic Southern Pacific Railroad machine shop will be delivered ...

Between 1863 and 1869, the first transcontinental line, known as the Pacific Railroad, was built in the United States. The line ran from Omaha, Nebraska, to Sacramento, California, and carried ...

The beginning of the Kansas City Southern Railroad (now known as the Canadian Pacific Kansas City) in Northwest Arkansas started out when the company bought smaller railroads and connected them to the ...