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On a bitter December night in 1876, a passenger train approached the Ashtabula River in northeastern Ohio. Snow was falling heavily as the train began crossing an iron railroad bridge nearly 160 fe…

Long before flashing lights, crossing gates and paved highways, there was a problem wherever a road met a railroad. How do you get a wagon safely across two steel rails? The answer was remarkably s…

In 1894, a dispute between one company and its workers grew into a nationwide confrontation that crippled rail traffic, brought federal troops into Chicago and became a defining moment in American…

Look closely at the rail beneath the glass of our Sleepers Coffee Table No. 62, and you’ll find a few marks pressed into the steel: KRUPP 1902 VIII — L–N R R They aren’t dec…

On the morning of July 9, 1918, two passenger trains were traveling toward each other just west of downtown Nashville. On the same track. At approximately 7:20 a.m., Nashville, Chattanooga & St…

You voted. We counted. And this one has officially earned its name. Meet the Short Line Bench. After asking our social media followers and email subscribers to choose between Siding Bench, Spur…