The 1869 disaster at Budds Creek in Tenessee left five people dead and more than two dozen injured. The tragedy garnered a considerable number of headlines in newspapers nationwide, but what happened is a mystery.
Completing the First Transcontinental Railroad was among the most significant accomplishments, if not the single greatest, in railroad history. Workers completed the line on May 10, 1869.
The Indiana, Alabama & Texas Railroad has a confusing corporate history. Despite its name, the railroad only built 58 miles of track in Tennessee and Kentucky.
The southbound Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis Railway train from Nashville, Tenn., pulled into Vinings on the evening of January 16, 1914. What happened next is remarkable.
Fare evasion remains a constant problem for commuter railroads and transit agencies. The Erie Railroad once took legal action against a Montvale, N.J., woman who boarded a train and did not pay.
Atlanta currently has one passenger station in use, serving Amtrak’s Crescent train running between New York and New Orleans. But, the city has a long history with passenger stations.