AgNet West17h
American Agriculture History Minute: Midwest Migration
Iowa is located where the great eastern forests and the prairies of the western United States met. There’s not a straight line where trees stop and grass takes over, but it was in Iowa where trees ...
ABC News19h
Panel advises Illinois commemorate its role in helping slaves escape the South
A task force of lawmakers and historians is recommending that Illinois create a full-time commission to commemorate the ...
CBS News20h
Task force presents "fascinating" findings on the Underground Railroad in Illinois
The Underground Railroad was a secret network of travel routes and safe houses that guided slaves to free states in the 19th century. The task force is made up of state lawmakers and historians. One ...
Manchester Journal1d
Local History: The origins of Manchester's Rail Trail
The New Norcross-West Quarry was opened near the site of the old Underhill Quarry, purportedly the earliest commercially ...
Cowboy State Daily1d
Candy’s Column: Jim Bridger Traveled Far and Wide and Mapped Wyoming
On the wall of my office hangs a map given to me many years ago by the Carbon County ... Bridger was one of the foremost ...
The Business Journals8d
Raleigh to Wilmington by train: These NC towns could be stops along the route.
expand Map showing proposed route of a passenger rail line between Raleigh and Wilmington ... to attract more overall ...
Logistics Management14d
U.S. rail carload and intermodal volumes, for week ending October 19, are mixed, reports AAR
Logistics professionals navigating their path forward face challenging market conditions, an evolving regulatory environment, a rapidly changing technology landscape, and an increasingly competitive ...
WCPO Cincinnati14d
Federal government announces $2.4 billion in grants for rail projects across 41 states
CINCINNATI — The Federal Railroad Administration has announced more than $2.4 billion in railroad grants to help pay for 122 projects nationwide in 41 states and Washington D.C. A large part of ...
TwinCities.com14d
Minnesota railroads share in $2.4 billion worth of federal transportation improvement grants
The grants announced Tuesday by the Federal Railroad Administration will go to projects across 41 states and Washington, D.C. Most of the money will go to track and bridge upgrades. But some of ...
WLNS.com14d
Michigan receives $119 million in funding for rail infrastructure development
LANSING, Mich. (WLNS) — Michigan will receive $119 million in federal funding to improve the states railroad infrastructure, U.S. Sen. Gary Peters announced Tuesday. The funding, from the ...
Associated Press14d
Federal government hands out $2.4 billion for 122 railroad projects nationwide
The grants announced Tuesday by the Federal Railroad Administration will go to projects across 41 states and Washington, D.C. Most of the money will go to track and bridge upgrades. But some of the ...
All Events14d
What are You Wearing? Dressing From the Skin to the Skirt in the 1830s by Paula Lochhead
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