Ding-ding-ding. Clackety clack. WHOOOOOOT! Noises, first and foremost, are what people remember about trains. Not for nothing is "choo-choo" one of the first words most kids learn to say — somewhere ...

The steam era of railroading in the United States is among the most storied, transformative legacies in the long saga of American industrialization. Chugging, hissing locomotives that spewed plumes of ...

Many Americans of Generation X and older will recall the red, white, and blue American Freedom Train that was a centerpiece of America’s glorious Bicentennial celebration. But few know that the ...

Ross E. Rowland Jr., a self-made commodities magnate who traded the cutthroat world of Wall Street for the romantic allure of steam locomotives, dedicating his considerable wealth and unyielding ...

Meet the machine that changed the course of American history! Today, we’re firing up the boiler and riding the rails through the last two centuries at The Henry Ford, exploring how a steam locomotive ...

He made a fortune as a commodities broker, then used his wealth to back the American Freedom Train and other high-profile vintage excursions. By Clay Risen Ross E. Rowland Jr., who made his fortune ...