Visitors come to paddle, picnic, and bike along Folsom Lake, rarely realizing they’re standing on the site of a once-booming Black Gold Rush settlement.

For decades the depot served passenger and freight traffic. With the rise of automobiles and improved highways, passenger ...

California's high-speed rail project reached a milestone, but a plan to move the Merced station to a 'Yosemite gateway' ...

A century-old, 60-ton steam locomotive that used to haul fresh-cut timber for West Side Lumber Co. in Tuolumne is returning to the Sierra Nevada and its new owners plan to ...

Shay Locomotive No. 12, a historic West Side Lumber Company engine, has successfully completed a key milestone in its journey ...

Jim Duncan, a retired city planner, has written more than 600 short histories of Austin businesses. The American-Statesman introduced Duncan and his series, “Jim Duncan’s Austin,” on July 6. This week ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A train collided with a car at a train crossing in Pomona, California, on December 31. Footage captured by an onlooker shows a car ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. OAKLAND — California last week dropped a lawsuit officials filed against the Trump administration over the federal ...

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — California this week dropped a lawsuit officials filed against the Trump administration over the federal government’s withdrawing of $4 billion for the state’s long-delayed high ...

California this week dismissed a lawsuit officials filed against the Trump administration over the federal government's withdrawing of $4 billion for the state's long-delayed high-speed rail ...