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FreightWaves Classics: Railroads helped the U.S. expand and increased interstate commerce America's first common carriers are still relevant A Union Pacific train heads to its next destination. (Photo: Jim Allen/FreightWaves) Early beginnings Railroads were first developed in Great Britain. The first railroads were horse-drawn wagons running on wooden and then iron tracks, or rails… Wooden railroads were also built in the American colonies and were built exclusively to transport freight. Termed “wagonways,” the earliest were begun in the 1720s. In addition to the British and col...

Today “voter suppression” is code for the tools Republicans use to disfranchise Black people and other people of color, because they are Democrats. But hardly anyone knows that one of the most significant acts of racial disfranchisement took place two hundred years ago here in the Empire State.

Stan Lee, arguably the most famous American comic book creator, died at age 95 in 2018. Honoring his Jewish identity, many evoked the phrase “may his memory be a blessing” (coming from the Hebrew “zichrono livracha”) when reporting on his passing. Just what this memory looks like, however, and what it should look like, is a topic that is increasingly up for debate. To most people with a passing knowledge of comic books, Lee — who may be best known to the general public for his 30-plus cameos in the many Marvel superhero movies — is believed to be one of the most creative figures i...

(JTA) — Stan Lee, arguably the most famous American comic book creator, died at age 95 in 2018. Honoring his Jewish identity, many evoked the phrase “may his memory be

Stan Lee’s legacy is complicated. This new book casts a shadow on it. Stan Lee poses in New York, June 15, 1978. (Santi Visalli/Getty Images) Advertisement (JTA) — Stan Lee, arguably the most famous American comic book creator, died at age 95 in 2018. Honoring his Jewish identity, many evoked the phrase “may his memory be a blessing” (coming from the Hebrew “zichrono l’bracha”) when reporting on his passing.   Just what this memory looks like, however, and what it should look like, is a topic that is increasingly up for debate.  To most people with a passing know...