Officials are looking at the feasibility of using existing rail lines for commuter rail service from downtown Reno to ...

In 1907, Rhyolite had electricity, railroads, a stock exchange, and even an ice cream parlor. By 1920, its population was 14.

BOULDER CITY (FOX5) — The Nevada State Railroad Museum in Boulder City has sold out its Christmas train rides for the second consecutive year, capping nearly a quarter-century of holiday excursions ...

Picture a town that exploded from nothing to thousands of people in just three years, only to vanish like a desert mirage. Rhyolite, Nevada, was that place, a Wild West boomtown born from gold fever ...

What happens when old rails meet modern ingenuity? I built a mini truck designed to ride rails long left to rot. From rust-covered ties to eerie wilderness crossings, every inch of the journey felt ...

A Nevada County man was rescued by a team of firefighters early Saturday after falling down an abandoned mine shaft while searching for a lost dog late Friday, said Nevada County Consolidated Fire ...

Few book projects have remained as relevant over the years as David Myrick’s splendid three-volume series, “Railroads of Nevada and Eastern California.” The first two volumes were originally released ...

Recreational marijuana is still illegal under federal law, so states set their own rules. Laws on weed vary by state and even by city. That patchwork can make cannabis laws hard to follow. Nevada ...

OLINVILLE, The Bronx (WABC) -- An infant was abandoned in a trash can in front of a Bronx home in Olinville, with the umbilical cord still attached. The newborn was found in front of an apartment door ...

A young dog was found abandoned near a busy stretch of highway with a heartbreaking note written on a scrap of cardboard. Brownie was left with a piece of cardboard, on which her previous owner had ...

In 1963, Illinois naturalist May Watts, inspired by walking paths she’d seen in Britain, wrote a letter to the editor of the Chicago Tribune, suggesting converting a stretch of abandoned railroad into ...