Workers of the Central Pacific Railroad: Chinese peasants from the Canton Province began arriving on California's shores in 1850, pushed by poverty and overpopulation from their homeland — and ...

Scottish mechanical engineer James Watt patents his design for the first practical steam engine, paving the way for the mechanized production of the Industrial Revolution. Asa Whitney presents a ...

Union Pacific Railroad is shutting down its operations in Palestine, Texas after abandoning a 19th-century jobs pact, ...

This story has been updated to reflect confirmation by the City of Palestine on March 13 that they will appeal the case to the U.S. Supreme Court. Union Pacific Railroad has notified employees in ...

Union Pacific Railroad has notified employees in the East Texas town of Palestine that their jobs — kept in place by an 1872 contract with the county — will be eliminated following a decision ...

A Thursday ruling from the Northern Illinois District Court affirmed Union Pacific Railroad's assertion that is under no obligation to provide commuter service on three of Chicagoland's busiest train ...

We recently published a list of 10 Best Railroad Stocks To Buy Now. In this article, we are going to take a look at where Union Pacific Corporation (NYSE:UNP) stands against other best railroad ...