"It was built BY trains." 'Astonishing' photos of massive abandoned train station spark discussion: 'Erasing history one lane at a time' first appeared on The Cool Down.

Step on board a newly upgraded Amtrak Superliner sleeper car on the California Zephyr and see inside a roomette I booked for a 15-hour journey.

Browse a photo gallery of settlers, Native Americans, and workers whose lives were affected by the railroad as it traversed the West.