Mr. Shane, a reporter for The New York Times from 2004 to 2019, is the author of the forthcoming book “Flee North: A Forgotten Hero and the Fight for Freedom in Slavery’s Borderland.” Thomas Smallwood ...

If you were paying attention in history class, you’ll recall the Underground Railroad wasn’t a railroad at all. Rather, it was a fluid network of locations where freedom seekers sought refuge from ...

Constitution Hall in Topeka played a crucial road as the beginning of the Lane Trail on the Underground Railroad.

William Still helped some 800 enslaved people escape to freedom as a Philadelphia conductor of the Underground Railroad. But, his name isn’t as well-known as Harriet Tubman, Frederick Douglass or John ...

The proposed underground and elevated additions are part of a larger vision to segregate suburban and long-distance train ...

DEL MAR, Calif. — An underground railway could become a reality for the North County area, according to the San Diego Association of Governments (SANDAG). This comes as officials with SANDAG continue ...

In our Uniquely Kentucky stories, Herald-Leader journalists bring you the quirky and cool, historic and infamous, beloved and unforgettable, and everything-in-between stories of what makes our ...

Drawing inspiration from Mumbai’s underground tunnel road network, the Pune Metropolitan Region Development Authority (PMRDA) ...

A nearly century-old snapshot of the London Underground could be yours – that is, if you have £100,000 to spare. Christie's is set to auction off a rare 1932 draft of the Tube map created by Harry ...