December

Many brilliant minds paved the way for the invention of the locomotive. In the First Century, a Greek mathematician and engineer known as Heron (or Hero) of Alexandria published a description [...]

Among some of the most enduring architecture of the last century are structures that were built for and by the railroads. Everything from roundhouses and turntables to trestles and cooling towers [...]

by Marie Hoyer President Abraham Lincoln signed the Homestead Act in 1862. Because of much confusion, controversy, and border disputes over land, steps had to be taken to reorganize the conflicts [...]

by JB Chandler In 1890, progress came to North Central Montana on railroads, and from every direction. The Great Northern Railway was planned and plotted and heading west from Havre to eventually [...]

By Jerry Hanley I’ve had a keen interest in railroads as far back as memory takes me. I came by it honestly as my father was a locomotive fireman and engineer for the Milwaukee Road from 1942 [...]

By Hope Good The building of the railway across the plains proved one of the most thrilling adventures enacted in America. It provided some of the most dramatic episodes in our rich history. More [...]

A Tradition of Western Culture and Art Trends come and go but art is forever. There will never be a day where it’s considered “out of fashion” to hang an original painting on the wall or display [...]

In the late 1950s, Esso Gasoline hired a Chicago advertising agency to come up with an ad that would boost petrol sales. Emery Smith, the agency’s copywriter, came up with the slogan “Put a Tiger [...]

In the fashion world, past trends are constantly being recycled. For instance, the patterns and styles from the 1980s have seen a resurgence in modern fashion. Bold shapes and bright colors are [...]

During WWII, Americans on the home front supported military efforts by rationing food and supplies. For many, this was not a problem; they’d been dealing with food and supply shortages since the [...]