Throwback Thursday: When a train ran down State Street

The fetid stench of exhaust, the wailing screech of wheels on iron rails, the panic and commotion of a train collision — it’s a typical day on State Street. At least, it used to be. Back in the good old days when rail ruled the land and children could work in factories, a handsome streetcar carried Madison … Continue reading Throwback Thursday: When a train ran down State Street