Coal mining’s roots in the Pittsburgh area run deeper than the foundations of American democracy. Since the mid-1700s, years ...

Dudleytown, an abandoned village in Connecticut's Dark Entry Forest ... His descendants, said to be plagued by death and disaster, carried this supposed curse to America. However, historians have ...

I'm Mark Oppold with an American Agriculture History Minute. Railroads played an important part in the expansion of American agriculture in ..

Centralia, Pennsylvania was once a bustling coal mining community that reached a population of 2,761 by 1890. Though the town ...

Dive into the world of skilled craftsmanship where every movement counts. These workers bring their expertise to life, ...

Discover the secrets of the abandoned Sterick Building in Memphis, Tennessee and find out why this iconic American skyscraper ...

It also happens to be one of the best examples of what can happen when a rail line is abandoned. Nick Mott ... Austin Amestoy: A fair amount, yeah. Rails to Trails has worked on projects near Butte, ...

Hidden in the heart of Southern California's rugged Mojave Desert is an abandoned mining town shrouded in controversy.

America’s freight railroads operate the safest, most efficient, cost-effective, and environmentally sound freight transportation system in the world — and the Association of American Railroads (AAR) ...

Swaths of Pennsylvania and many other states are honeycombed with old, unstable mines that can cause the earth to suddenly give way — a phenomenon known as “ mine subsidence ” that poses a ...

The Grammy- and Pulitzer-winning artist Rhiannon Giddens has long made music that sheds light on America's untold stories, and her latest project brings to the fore marginalized groups that built its ...

Kansas officials estimate the infrastructure cost of extending Heartland Flyer passenger rail service from Oklahoma City to ...