It's hard to tell the history of the Northwoods without including the railroads. When the locomotive came to Wisconsin, so did new towns and settlers.

The sound of a train whistle feels more significant in the quiet air of Bangor. Surrounded by rolling fields that change ...

To commemorate 200 years of American rail in 2027, the B&O Railroad Museum has launched the website Americanrail200.org. This ...

Real estate development firm Hillsdale Renaissance recently purchased the historic railway freight house, located at 16 ...

Step into Marshall and you might check your phone to make sure it’s still 2024. This town looks like someone pressed pause on ...

Go for the old-school station vibe, stay to watch trains pass, and take a slow walk through the museum exhibits, it’s a rare ...

New legacy semiquincentennial plates includes elements of the American flag, a modern design similar to the original 1976 Michigan bicentennial plate.

DETROIT, Mich. (WILX) - On Jan. 12, 1959, Berry Gordy Jr, founds one of the most influential record labels in history: Motown. Motown was born in Detroit, the assembly line city, and it quickly became ...

Human errors and track defects caused more than 3,000 rail accidents over the last decade, killing 23 people and injuring nearly 1,200. Yet federal railroad regulators failed to implement most of the ...

Mary Sheffield, who took office Jan. 1, is the first woman elected mayor of Detroit in the city's more than 300-year history. Sheffield, Detroit's 76th mayor and also the first Black woman elected to ...