The Switch Someone Forgot | Graniteville Train Disaster
Posted by Sally Hendrick on Oct 22nd 2026
On January 6, 2005, a freight train rolled through the darkness toward Graniteville, South Carolina. The crew had no reason to suspect that something was terribly wrong with the tracks ahead.
But s…
The Monorail Beneath the U.S. Capitol—and the 1917 Rail That Lives On
Posted by Sally Hendrick on Sep 21st 2026
In 1917, Monorails Were Already Moving Washington
When we think of monorails, we tend to think of the future.
But in 1917, while a section of steel rail was being rolled in Tennessee—the rail…