While it was poised to usher in a new era of passenger train travel, the Aerotrain was unfortunately a disappointment — not only for the railroad companies, but for riders as well. Passengers ...

Frisco Railroad introduced diesel passenger service in Cape Girardeau on Aug. 25, 1950, marking the beginning of a transition from steam to diesel locomotives on the division’s passenger routes.

Railroads helped build America, standardize time, open the West, connect markets and support industrial growth.