Rail travel has a rare ability to make engineering feel romantic. One place draws you in with vaulted sheds, polished locomotives, and stations that still seem to hum with departure energy. Another ...

There is something deeply human about standing next to a locomotive the size of a house and feeling completely small. Train museums hit differently from most cultural institutions. They are loud with ...

SAN DIEGO — The San Diego Model Railroad Museum, located in Balboa Park, is drawing train enthusiasts and families alike as the largest facility of its kind in North America. Spanning 27,000 square ...

Branchville, South Carolina is home to the world's first railroad junction, a historic museum, and one of the most ...

Part station, part museum, two new subway stops in Rome offer riders the chance to see ancient artifacts unearthed in digging for the stations. By Elisabetta Povoledo Elisabetta Povoledo, who has ...