In 1853, it originally was planned that Iowa’s first railroad the Mississippi & Missouri would connect Davenport with Council Bluffs, this railroad went bankrupt before getting even halfway across the ...

Like many communities in the 19th century, when a rail line opened in an area, it was one more step out of the wilderness.

GULFPORT, Miss. (WLOX) - The Mississippi Coast Railroad Museum is on track to become the largest railroad museum in the country. A multi-million dollar project will feature 50,000 square feet of ...

CAIRO, Ill., Sunday, Oct. 8. The Mississippi Central Railroad will be in running order from Memphis in a few days, when passengers can reach New-Orleans in forty hours after leaving the former city.

MSE, which began operations in 1922 after Gregory Luce purchased the Alabama & Mississippi Railroad and renamed it, is the north-south corridor connecting the Canadian National Railroad (CN) and the ...

Civil rights tourism may protect Mississippi history. March 14, 2023 5:00 AM ET. Heard on All Things ... Miss — On a remote country highway running along the railroad tracks in ...

A beautiful Mississippi city that oozes Civil War history and timeless Southern charm is one of the Magnolia State's true cultural gems, where visitors can learn first-hand about the bloodiest war ...

The Lake Superior & Mississippi Railroad held their first excursion train ride Saturday after a nearly three hiatus. The Duluth River Train travels down the tracks along the St. Louis river.

FLOOD IN MISSISSIPPI.; Railroad Tie-Up Almost Complete -- Pearl River Still Rising -- Agricultural and Lumber Interests Damaged. Share full article. Special to The New York Times.

Special to The Mississippi Press OCEAN SPRINGS, Mississippi -- Ship and Horn Islands, managed by Gulf Islands National Seashore, are now recognized as Underground Railroad sites. The announcement came ...