Abraham Lincoln’s assassination ... During the weeks after Lincoln’s death, as his funeral train made a circuitous journey from Washington, D.C., back to his hometown of Springfield, Illinois ...

Abraham Lincoln helped establish the standard ... many Americans participated in the grieving process firsthand. Lincoln’s funeral train made a 1,700 mile journey, with several stops including ...

The tradition, however, was largely altered back in 1865 during the funeral of President Abraham Lincoln. “It was the first time that the President's body was moved by train," Michael Shymanski ...