On May 10, 1869, at Promontory Summit, Utah, a boisterous crowd gathered to witness the completion of one of the greatest engineering feats of the 19th century: the building of the transcontinental ...

The Smithsonian is marking the 150th anniversary of the Transcontinental Railroad beginning May 10 with a series of displays, programs, a symposium and online resources that tell new stories and bring ...

The San Diego Chinese Historical Museum, during the entire month of March, presents a new exhibit that focuses on Chinese workers who played a big role in the building of the First Transcontinental ...

The Transcontinental Railroad was completed on May 10, 1869, linking the eastern and western United States by rail for the ...

PROMONTORY, Utah — Railroad descendants, history buffs, dignitaries and elected officials were among the thousands gathered Friday in Promontory, northwest of Salt Lake City, to commemorate the 150th ...

A replica of the last railroad tie laid on the Transcontinental Railroad is seen Tuesday at Golden Spike National Historic Park in Promontory, Utah. (Terray Sylvester/Reuters) Perspective by ...

It's something railroad enthusiasts believed they might never see again: one of the biggest steam locomotives ever built in America back on the tracks, rumbling west under its own steam. As Union ...

PROMONTORY, Utah — For most people, birthday celebrations are a time to relax; for Jack Shu’s 67th birthday, he decided he wanted to go on a 10-mile hike in northern Utah. Subscribe to read this story ...

The Union Pacific Railroad announced last week in a press release that it has reached an $85 billion agreement to acquire rival Norfolk Southern, creating what will be the first coast-to-coast freight ...

A new agreement between two railroad giants, Union Pacific Corporation and Norfolk Southern Corporation, will create America’s first transcontinental railroad, to be called the Union Pacific ...

The U.S. may finally have a coast-to-coast railroad owned by one company. What does it mean for competition and pricing power at a time when American businesses and consumers both could use some ...

On May 10, 1869, as the last spike was driven in the Utah desert, the blows were heard across the country. Telegraph wires wrapped around spike and sledgehammer transmitted the impact instantaneously ...