Utah is about to throw a big celebration for the 150th anniversary of the May 10, 1869, completion of the transcontinental railroad. Many realize it was built largely by Chinese immigrants for the ...

The U.S. Postal Service unveiled, in a ceremony, Wednesday the Transcontinental Railroad forever stamp. Three new district stamps commemorate the 150th anniversary of its completion.

The transcontinental railroad employed a workforce that was a diverse conglomeration of Chinese immigrants, Civil War veterans from North and South, Mormon settlers, Irish immigrants, African ...