Periodic sightings of Native Americans, skirmishes, and livestock raids persuaded chief engineer Dodge that the railroad needed serious protecting. He repeatedly requested troops of William ...

the impact of the railroad on Native American life, and the near-extinction of the American buffalo. The world of Plains Indians and of other American Indians in the West had existed for several ...

The rebirth of the Colebrookdale Railroad as a successful tourist railroad was sparked by Pottstown native Nathaniel Guest and a supportive community, writes Dale W. Woodland for Trains.com.