“The paint scheme has the unique colors of Lincoln’s era and serves as a nod to locomotive No. 119, one of the two locomotives present at Promontory Summit, Utah, marking the completion of the first ...

The six men organize themselves as the first Board of Directors of the Central Pacific Railroad Company. October: Having completed his survey of the Sierra Nevada, Judah returns to Washington ...

The world was put on notice: the transcontinental railroad was completed and America was moving to the forefront of the world's stage. The World Grew Smaller One day later, the first ...

This article originally appeared on South Bend Tribune: Learn more about the first transcontinental highway at Ruthmere Museum's gallery talk ...

completing the Transcontinental Railroad, which joined the Union Pacific and Central Pacific lines and connected the country for the first time. The Golden Spike represented the financiers ...