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Learn more about the Pennsylvania Turnpike in Part 3 of this FreightWaves Classics article.

There are many people interested in former transportation companies, whether they were trucking companies, railroads, airlines or ocean lines. They are called “fallen flags,” and the term describes those companies whose corporate names have been dissolved through merger, bankruptcy or liquidation. This FreightWaves Classics article provides an overview of the Southern Pacific (reporting mark SP) Railroad, which was one of America’s most successful and widely recognized railroads. The Southern Pacific’s heritage is intertwined with one of the most important events in American history �...

What about the interstate numbers that aren't used? Learn a bit about some interstates that may or may not be built.

FreightWaves Classics: U.S. railroads were nationalized in World War I An active Pennsylvania Railroad railyard during World War I. (Photo: University of Pennsylvania Archives) and railroads was included. This article expands on the information, presenting an overview of the nationalization of most of America’s railroads during World War I. Railroad problems prior to World War I Interstate Commerce Commission seal. Congress and the Wilson administration had tried to intervene in the railroad industry’s economic struggles for several years. By 1916, there were severe problems withi...

The Atlantic Coast Line Railroad was a key Southern railway in the 19th and 20th centuries. Learn more in this FreightWaves Classics profile.