Transcontinental Railroad: Reports from the End of the Track Harper's Weekly reported on the progress of the transcontinental railroad throughout its construction.

On May 10, 1869, the First Transcontinental Railroad was completed after nearly six years of construction, making travel and trade between the east and west coast easier than ever before. Take a lo… ...

At Promontory Summit, Utah, the Central Pacific Railroad and the Union Pacific Railroad met on May 10, 1869 after 1,776 miles of track had been laid over six years.

On May 10, 1869 the US was joined from coast to coast by a transcontinental railroad when the final spike was driven into the rails at a ceremony at Promontory Summit in the Utah Territory. Although ...

Forgotten Workers: Chinese Migrants and the Building of the Transcontinental Railroad” is on view from May 10, 2019, through spring 2020 at the National Museum of American History.

A group of about two dozen hikers walked 10 miles of track along the first transcontinental railroad path in one day, 150 years after the track was laid down.

Music, bells and cannon fire rang out Friday in the Utah desert where the final spike of the Transcontinental Railroad was hammered into place 150 years ago by Leland Stanford, opening the far ...

It spread Anglo-European culture across the nation and caused trade to flourish, but the story of the Chinese labourers who built the track has largely been forgotten.

By bringing the dream of cross-country automobile travel closer to a reality, the First Transcontinental Motor Convoy helped change the course of American history just as much as more illustrious ...

A new exhibition at the California Historical Society focuses attention on societal disruption that came with completion of the transcontinental railroad.

The Transcontinental Railroad MP3 audio - Standard Price: $0.99 Request Download See all on Railroads Utah American History TV ...

Harper's Weekly reported on the progress of the transcontinental railroad throughout its construction. These excerpts, organized chronologically, report on conflicts with Native Americans, the ...