-
Although relatively slow moving, trains do not stop easily. No shortage of vehicles or persons came head-to-head with locomotives in their time, often with fatal effect. So too did trains occasionally collide with other trains. One such incident occurred at Rhinelander in the summer of 1951.
-
Canadian Teamsters and CP Rail blamed each other for a work stoppage Sunday that halted trains across Canada and interrupted shipments to and from the U.S.
-
Railroad accidents were common in the late nineteenth century. Because safety was an issue, some train robbers in the Northwoods thought they could use it to their advantage.
-
A second Amtrak passenger train that will run between St. Paul and Chicago is expected to begin daily service in 2024, after Minnesota lawmakers set aside…
-
Updated at 11:30 a.m.A train derailed in Merrill near the Center Ave. viaduct early Wednesday morning.Two train cars derailed and turned onto their sides.…
-
Train robberies are part of the lore of the American West and the stuff of Hollywood blockbusters. But what was far more common than robbing a moving…
-
There’s no shortage work equipment at Pioneer Park Historical Complex in Rhinelander.Train cars and engines sit on railroad tracks underneath large pine…