There is an iconic photograph depicting the Golden Spike ceremony that marked the completion of America’s Transcontinental Railroad ... that gets us back on track. Performing excerpts from “American ...

As the Transcontinental Railroad knit the East Coast to the West Coast, the stories of those who worked on and died for it often went untold. The exhibition "The Other Side of the Tracks" at 516 Arts ...

Yo Ma to remind the world of the benefits of globalisation in bringing people together, Silkroad is a non-profit organisation ...

The transcontinental railroad was joined with the driving of a ceremonial last gold spike in the tracks on May 10, 1869, in Promontory Point, Utah. The Panama Canal was completed across the ...

Union Pacific’s No. 4014 steam locomotive is a massive 132-foot long engine that has been touring the rails of middle America ...

after the Union Pacific reacquired the engine and restored it as part of a celebration of the 150th anniversary of America’s transcontinental railroad. Leslie’s mom, Stacie Alldritt ...

“One of the greatest technological achievements of the 19th century was the completion of the first transcontinental ... purchase of 43,000 railroad ties to upgrade the tracks on the ...

Langford believed that the future prosperity of the Wyoming Territory rested with completion of a second transcontinental ... be good for the territory, the railroad, and – since he was on ...

Texas is a leader in freight rail, boasting more track mileage than any other state. More than 50 railroads operate ... Our city sits on the southern transcontinental rail route, which connects ...

The railroad is rebuilding miles of track damaged by the tropical storm, with efforts focused on its Blue Ridge subdivision.

One of the most beautiful train journeys in the US, the Coast Starlight’s route unspools along the Pacific Ocean from Los Angeles via Sacramento to Seattle. With miles of coastline, towering mountain ...