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Union Pacific has set a specific date to submit its application to federal regulators for its merger with Norfolk Southern.

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Union Pacific is seeking to buy Norfolk Southern in a $85 billion deal that would create the first transcontinental railroad in the U.S, and potentially trigger a final wave of rail mergers across the ...

On May 10, 1869, at Promontory Summit, Utah, a boisterous crowd gathered to witness the completion of one of the greatest engineering feats of the 19th century: the building of the transcontinental ...

The Last Spike 1881, a painting by Thomas Hill, depicts the ceremony held at Promontory Point, Utah, on May 10, 1869, marking the completion of the first transcontinental railroad. Politicians love a ...

(KUTV) — One hundred and fifty years ago today, history was made. An estimated 15,000 people from all over the world came together on Friday to celebrate the anniversary of the completion of the ...

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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 ...

Utahans are celebrating the 150th anniversary of the completion of the transcontinental railroad. They are also honoring the hundreds and thousands of Chinese workers who actually completed the job.