Driving along the back roads of Alamance County, you'll find the crumbling remnants of a colonial settlement -- older than the United States itself, and a main stop on the Underground Railroad.

Andy Martin, former engineer for the Old Hickory Railroad in Jackson, points out the railroad's figure eight track printed on a topical map of Jackson. The 3½-mile, guided town tour took 45 minutes.

Andy Martin, former engineer for the Old Hickory Railroad in Jackson, points out the railroad's figure eight track printed on a topical map of Jackson. The 3½-mile, guided town tour took 45 minutes.

Durango railroad revives 143-year-old locomotive American Heritage Railways forges new path with restoration work By Shane Benjamin Herald Staff Writer ...

Sandhill cranes are returning to the Lake Tahoe basin after a century long hiatus in what many say is a conservation success story.

A portion of Old Railroad Bed Road will close on Thursday, Jan. 2, while crews with Huntsville Utilities work.

Two people are accused of stealing railroad tracks in Old Saybrook that the popular Essex Steam train and “North Pole Express” run on and selling them as scrap metal. On Monday, Feb. 26, the ...