Curious Cbus investigates a viewer's question about a Abraham Lincoln's Funeral Train. On April 15, 1865, President Abraham Lincoln was assassinated and following his death, his body traveled on a ...

COXSACKIE — On April 29 at the Vedder Research Library in Coxsackie, Civil War Re-enactor Leo Synakowski will present a program on the journey of the Lincoln Funeral Train from Washington D.C. to ...

One of the first columns I wrote for the Columbia-Greene Media Newspapers more than 5 years ago was about the Lincoln Funeral Train. After his death on April 15, 1865 Lincoln’s body was placed in a ...

BLOOMINGTON — When the Lincoln funeral train passed through Bloomington at 5 a.m. May 3, 1865, "the depot was handsomely dressed in mourning, and about 5,000 persons were assembled to testify their ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WLS) -- It appears a re-creation of President Abraham Lincoln's funeral train will not take its voyage after all. Organizers were unable to raise the $250,000 needed for the trip ...

Jerry Mennenga’s rewarding retirement job has ended. After eight years, his frequent trips from his home north of Iowa City to Elgin, Illinois, are over. It was there he helped bring to life a ...

CALUMET CITY | The funeral train that returned the body of Abraham Lincoln to Illinois after his assassination in 1865 never stopped here. But that does not mean local officials won't celebrate the ...

GREENFIELD — Being a bit of a history buff, Charlie Vetters couldn’t pass up the opportunity to commemorate the anniversary of the day President Abraham Lincoln’s funeral train passed through ...

ELGIN, Ill. (AP) � Fundraisers need to find another $100,000 to complete a project to send a replica of Abraham Lincoln's funeral train from Washington, D.C., to Springfield, Illinois, to ...

LAFAYETTE, Ind. — On Saturday, President Abraham Lincoln’s funeral train, “The Lincoln Special,” will be stopping in Lafayette to celebrate the 160th anniversary of the Gettysburg Address. As part of ...

HAMMOND, Ind. (AP) – A replica of Abraham Lincoln's funeral train will be on display in Hammond this week. The train will be available at the Indiana Welcome Center starting Thursday through Oct. 11.

While I agree that local Northwest Indiana businesses will benefit from housing the Lincoln funeral train here, I firmly believe it should be a national treasure vs. a local sightseeing stop.