Golden Spike State Monument is coming to Brigham City in 2026 to honor the workers who built the transcontinental railroad.

America lost more of its soul when our government refused to let two men say goodbye to their families before being deported.

Looking to derail from your usual Santa Clarita routine? Consider a trip to Sacramento for a journey through California’s ...

NEW YORK (PIX11) — Railroads and infrastructure help shape a city and a country. Chinese immigrants had an important role in the creation of the first railroad across the United States. But some ...

In the wake of the Civil War, the railroad became a symbol of progress intended to propel the divided country toward cohesion. Built largely by Chinese and Irish immigrants and Mormon laborers ...

ALBANY — THE CHINESE IMMIGRANTS WHO HELPED BUILD the Transcontinental Railroad are being honored both at the NY municipal and state levels, thanks to a resolution that Assemblymember William ...

The Central Pacific Railroad began laying tracks in 1863. Because of a labor shortage — the white labor pool in California was scarce and unreliable — the company turned to Chinese immigrants. Around ...

Sacramento features lots of attractions, some with a bit of the Old West Flavor. Visitors can swagger into old Sacramento or ...

They had played a crucial role in constructing the western part of the railroad — the most difficult and dangerous section to build. As many as 1,200 Chinese immigrants died constructing it.

Chinese immigrants sacrificed to create America's first transcontinental railroad. Its completion may have contributed to a backlash that led to the first major immigration clampdown in U.S. history.