In any case, the video is structured according to three characteristic periods, as follows: 1. The beginning and the peak of the American railroads (1828-1916), 2. The period of competition and ...

A new PBS doc narrated by Edward Norton follows the 60-year fight—and triumph— to convert abandoned railroads into trails for ...

Amid the nation’s upcoming semiquincentennial celebrations comes a new, 12-hour, six-part series from America’s master of documentary television. Directed by Ken Burns, “The American Revolution” ...

The railroad station once was in institution an American life, in small towns and big cities alike. This human-interest tale is interwoven with history as the program explores how people interacted ...