<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Railroad History Reimagined]]></title><description><![CDATA[Railroad History Reimagined]]></description><link>https://www.railroadhistoryreimagined.net/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Thu, 07 May 2026 08:30:04 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.railroadhistoryreimagined.net/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[The First 13 Miles of American Rail]]></title><description><![CDATA[Project Preview Backgrounder Some historic distances matter not because they are long, but because they change what becomes possible. The first 13 miles of the Baltimore &#38; Ohio Railroad were such a distance. Between Baltimore and Ellicott’s Mills, this short line helped demonstrate that the railroad could be more than a bold idea, a public curiosity, a canal alternative, or an experimental machine. Here, in a corridor already shaped by water, stone, labor, and trade, rail began to prove...]]></description><link>https://www.railroadhistoryreimagined.net/post/the-first-13-miles-backgrounder</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69ecf7bb42384749035f42ed</guid><category><![CDATA[Historical Events]]></category><category><![CDATA[Historical Places]]></category><category><![CDATA[Railroad Innovation]]></category><category><![CDATA[Railroad People]]></category><pubDate>Sat, 25 Apr 2026 18:02:55 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/3486af_c9d013aaa94b4843879a164cb743a0c0~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Craig Rhinehart</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[When Iron Met Rubber]]></title><description><![CDATA[Project Preview Backgrounder Every summer, the ritual returned. Quietly at first, then with the inevitability of a public event. Henry Ford, whose assembly lines had pushed the automobile into everyday life. Thomas Edison, the elder symbol of American invention. Harvey Firestone, whose tires made long-distance motoring practical. And John Burroughs, the naturalist who insisted the whole point was to get away from engines and egos and return to woods and water. Together they were known, by...]]></description><link>https://www.railroadhistoryreimagined.net/post/when-iron-met-rubber-backgrounder</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69ece63281e17196bd2802fb</guid><category><![CDATA[Historical Fiction]]></category><category><![CDATA[Historical Places]]></category><category><![CDATA[Railroad People]]></category><category><![CDATA[Railroad Innovation]]></category><pubDate>Sat, 25 Apr 2026 16:24:40 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/3486af_9058c2eb709942ffb6dc4f6402432763~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Craig Rhinehart</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Welcome to Railroad History Reimagined]]></title><description><![CDATA[Some moments in railroad history are well known. Others survive only in fragments. A famous date may still be remembered. A place may still exist. A newspaper account may hint at what happened. An engraving may offer a partial view. A report may record a fact without preserving the full meaning of the moment. And sometimes, the landscape itself is the last witness. That is where Railroad History Reimagined begins. Railroad History Reimagined is a research-driven program devoted to recovering...]]></description><link>https://www.railroadhistoryreimagined.net/post/welcome-to-railroad-history-reimagined</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69e8c16025a9c96f1429ec44</guid><category><![CDATA[Railroad People]]></category><category><![CDATA[Historical Events]]></category><category><![CDATA[Railroad Innovation]]></category><category><![CDATA[Historical Places]]></category><category><![CDATA[Historical Fiction]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 12:34:28 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/3486af_f9e1cc7d5f204c16b73fe4cd8ffa8426~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Craig Rhinehart</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>