It’s London’s shortest Tube route with only two stops but the Waterloo & City line has been an essential lifeline for commuters for more than 125 years. First opened to the public in 1898, the ...

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Local keepers of the history of the Underground Railroad in the Chicago area and south suburbs are applauding progress of state legislation to create a statewide commission devoted to the subject.

Unfortunately, it turns out that Louisiana's efforts to prevent flooding during major Gulf Coast storms is also speeding up the pace of New Orleans' descent into the sea. Several other studies ...

On Friday, Upper Darby unveiled a historical marker to help residents learn about the township’s role in the Underground Railroad. Township officials, including Mayor Edward Brown, were joined ...

But an incredible new version of the London Underground map promises to make missing the train a thing of the past. Created by engineer and writer Ben James, this live version of the iconic Tube ...

A live version of the Tube map displays the real-time location of every train in London A live version of the Tube map displays the real-time location of every train in London ...

In Central Illinois, there were several checkpoints on the path to freedom along the Underground Railroad. One is in Peoria. Illinois has a deep connection to the Underground Railroad, the secret ...

A gilded lone blossom, at lower right, unearthed in an archeological dig on Livingston Avenue in Arbor Hill led to this display at the Underground Railroad Education Center with a similar 19th-Century ...

On April 26, the Holy Trinity Quilting Queens will host a talk on “Pre-Civil War Quilts: Secret Codes to Freedom on the Underground Railroad.” Connie Martin, an Illinois Humanities Road ...