A task force in Illinois has identified over 400 Underground Railroad sites and is pushing for legislation to support these historic locations.

As Denver7 highlights one videographer's shoot of the last coal-burning train on the Durango-Silverton railroad, we were inspired to reflect on the role railways have played in Colorado's history.

For the latter half of the 19th century and up through WWI, there was tremendous growth in the railroad sector, and lanterns were in universal use.