A dog walker out for a stroll at about 6:50 a.m. was the first to notice a fire on the north side ... Waverly on the Chicago Rock Island and Pacific Railroad, a now-defunct line that once cut ...

Goodwin Otis Bishop hosted a lawn party and church sociable at his home, located on the northeast corner of Fifth and Hill ...

U.S. Highway 14 motorists west of Eyota will be detoured Feb. 17-21 as crews repair a railroad bridge over the highway, according to the Minnesota Department of Transportation. A contractor for the ...

It’s interesting how the southwest metropolitan area of the Twin Cities grew into a patchwork of cities, but there might have been more today if a few more places had survived. Today, we consider them ...

Since late January, Richmond residents have noticed a large, red-and-blue dam in the James River at the base of the railroad bridge that spans ... chemicals and caught fire after overturning.

Stiles also has drug convictions. According to court documents, the fire caused $11 million in damage to the bridge and road and another $2 million in damage to Cincinnati property, making it one ...

A photo of the Southern Pacific Railroad as it approaches the bridge it constructed to cross the Atchafalaya River. The railroad was preceded the U.S. 10 Atchafalaya Basin Bridge as a direct route ...

This was long before Interstate 10 connected the two cities with the Atchafalaya Bridge ... when was the railroad line built? And when were the tracks removed?" Southern Pacific built the railway ...

Working in railways, mines, and mills caused thousands of deaths in the early 20th century and before. Photos show the dangerous workplaces.

The fir, spruce, and cedar trees of the Pacific Northwest helped build boomtowns during the California Gold Rush. When railroad ... the Bridge and Structural Iron Workers' Union in Chicago ...

The share of American workers in unions edged down in 2024, reaching its lowest level on record, even as the year was marked by a surge in union election filings and several high-profile strikes.