Here we profile 12 of the most famous railroad tycoons in the 1800s and early 1900s who helped shape the modern industry in ...

Over the course of the 20th century, in state after state and city after city, once-robust systems of mass transit gave way ...

Flagler embarked upon a career change: railroad and hotel magnate. In 1885 he began work on the Ponce de Leon Hotel in St. Augustine. But inaccessible accommodations weren't a wise investment ...