Colonial history isn't the only kind Massachusetts has in abundance. These five towns reflect the state's rich railroading ...

Don't miss the big stories. Like us on Facebook. BRATTLEBORO — On February 20, 1849 the first train arrived in Brattleboro, traveling over the newly built Vermont and Massachusetts Railroad. The ...

A new effort is under way to preserve the history of the iconic Maryland & Pennsylvania Railroad that ran through the heart of Harford County more than 50 years ago. A group responsible for the annual ...

CHESTER, Mass. (WWLP) – The U.S. Department of the Interior’s National Park Service (NPS) has approved the Western Railroad Stone Arch Bridges and Chester Factory Village Depot as National Historic ...

Note: This is the 10th in a series of chronicles about Weston people, places and events through three centuries, written by town historian Pamela W. Fox for the Weston tercentennial. “The ...

The Massachusetts Railroad Association has added a new membership category, "associate member," to the organization. The association said the addition of the new category is part of an effort to ...

Amtrak and other rail carriers sued Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey in Boston federal court on Wednesday, arguing that federal railroad and other laws pre-empt the state’s new sick-leave ...

TimesMachine is an exclusive benefit for home delivery and digital subscribers. Full text is unavailable for this digitized archive article. Subscribers may view the full text of this article in its ...

TimesMachine is an exclusive benefit for home delivery and digital subscribers. Full text is unavailable for this digitized archive article. Subscribers may view the full text of this article in its ...