The interstate highway system transformed the U.S. economy and American life in the 20th century. High-speed rail can have a ...

Before the First World War, rail was the quickest way to move freight—or anything else—across the vast United States. Few trucks had cargo capacities greater than two tons, and most roads between ...

Log-in to bookmark & organize content - it's free! This 1956 Dow Chemical film explained and promoted the 1956 Federal Aid Highway Act by showing a fictional town impacted by the new highway system.

At first glance, the U.S. Interstate Highway system might seem like a logical grid-based masterpiece with a semblance of order behind its numbering system. Odd-numbered interstates run from north to ...