Canadian Pacific's Holiday train is set to pass through southeast Michigan Monday night, but in case you miss the opportunity to see the brightly lit locomotive, there are numerous other places to ...

An early steam train traveled on tracks at Wapakoneta. The locomotive was most likely part of the Dayton & Michigan Railroad. When Dr. George F. Holbrook came to Wapakoneta in the 1830s, he arrived in ...

Many Michigan towns find their roots along the railroad tracks that connected people nationwide for nearly a hundred years. And while train traffic isn’t what it once was, the impact of railways can ...

Around Michigan, several railroad excursions let riders experience historical trains amid the sights, tastes and activities of the holiday season. Here's a look at where you can find cookies, hot ...

CHARLEVOIX — One hundred fifty years ago, on May 17, 1873, Charlevoix Sentinel editor Willard A. Smith reported that “Every boat brings numbers of new settlers for the unoccupied territory in the ...

BATTLE CREEK, Mich. – Two Michigan sites were added to a National Park Service (NPS) program recognizing their connections to the Underground Railroad and the history of resistance to enslavement. Two ...

ANN ARBOR, MI - The Underground Railroad had several “stations” across Michigan, which banned slavery in its initial 1837 Constitution. Adrian, Battle Creek, Grand Rapids, Hillsdale, Jackson, Marshall ...

In 19th century Detroit, there was little stigma attached to public speaking. In the days before the arrival of 20th-century mass media, politicians, barkers and buskers often found eager audiences by ...