The Northern Pacific Railroad had chosen Tacoma over Seattle as the terminus for its transcontinental line to Washington Territory. For pioneers, it meant money and opportunities. For the region ...

Hill — who helped put Everett on the map — for ... Hill’s transcontinental railroad spanned from Minnesota to the Pacific Ocean, spurring the success of Washington’s timber, mining and ...

The Transcontinental Railroad was completed 150 years ago, in 1869. In 1800s America, some saw the railroad as a symbol of modernity and national progress. For others, however, the Transcontinental ...

PROMONTORY, Utah (AP) - The May 10, 1869, completion of the Transcontinental Railroad was a pivotal moment in the United States, ushering in a period of progress and expansion nationwide.

The event marked completion of the first transcontinental railroad, connecting the nation ... prepared the first maps and reports describing the topography of the trails and passages from the ...

Thousands of towns materialized in the corridor created by the railway. Transcontinental trains fostered a new agricultural empire by bringing farming machinery to the West, and carrying crops and ...

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 ...

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. It was an idea Shu ...

Before highways, planes, trains and automobiles made crossing the United States a breeze, the completion of the transcontinental railroad in May 1869 was a defining moment in the country’s ...

SALT LAKE CITY — Two of three new exhibits highlighting different aspects of the transcontinental railroad are now open at the Utah Capitol, part of Utah's Spike 150 initiative. The first ...