Some years later, author Lucius Beebe would write this: "Showpiece, legend, article of railroad faith, the 20th Century Limited is a national institution, moving with the exactitude of sidereal ...

Many leading Hoosiers saw canals as a solution to the state’s transportation problems. The Erie Canal had opened in upstate ...

In fact, the thought of extended rail service of any kind really didn't start in the county until after the mid-1840s. The railroad company constructed a picturesque depot, giving it a large ...

the city where “seventeen railroads meet the sea.” So, when city leaders decided to put a train on the city seal in 1840, they were not only betting on Houston's growth but also correctly ...