The Transcontinental Railroad Wouldn’t Have Been Built Without the Hard Work of Chinese Laborers A new exhibit at the National Museum of American History details this underexamined history.

The California State Railroad Museum's "Chinese Workers' Experience" exhibit tells the stories of Chinese railroad workers who played a fundamental role in the building of the Transcontinental ...

The Railroad That Changed America Forever Posted: March 14, 2025 | Last updated: March 26, 2025 May 10, 1869 - A golden spike was driven, marking the completion of the Transcontinental Railroad.

Construction of the Transcontinental Railroad was critical to trade, ... 1880 edition of Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper showed a sketch of the Oct. 31, 1880 riot in Denver, ...

Every May, tourists gather in Promontory Summit, Utah, to watch two trains meet nose to nose on tracks first laid more than 150 years ago. The Central Pacific Railroad’s Jupiter, painted blue ...

A memorial to the Chinese immigrants who worked to build the transcontinental railroad is set to be placed on the southeast lawn of the Utah State Capitol. State Sen. Karen Kwan, the first Chinese ...

A railroad spike clad in gold —used in the ceremonial completion of the transcontinental railroad—sold for over $2 million at auction. The Arizona Spike was the headliner of the Christie's sale.

A 43-foot-tall Golden Spike arrived to Utah and honors tens of thousands of workers who built the transcontinental railroad. Sat, 10 May 2025 07:19:23 GMT (1746861563632) Story Infinite Scroll ...

Canadian Pacific is buying Kansas City Southern. The first big railroad merger in decades will create North America's first transcontinental railroad. There are concerns about competition and safety.

ALBANY — THE CHINESE IMMIGRANTS WHO HELPED BUILD the Transcontinental Railroad are being honored both at the NY municipal and state levels, thanks to a resolution that Assemblymember William ...