Local historians will share the story of Union Pacific Railroad’s decision to end 108 years of service between Echo and Park ...

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FILE - In this May 10, 1869, file photo, provided by the Union Pacific, railroad officials and employees celebrate the completion of the first railroad transcontinental link in Promontory, Utah ...

Railroad officials and employees celebrate the completion of the first railroad transcontinental link in Prementory, Utah, on May 10, 1869. The Union Pacific's Locomotive No. 119 (right) and ...

(Photo courtesy Union Pacific Railroad) Alfred A. Hart's photo “Locomotive on Trestle, near American River” is currently on display at the Utah Museum of Fine Arts.

On this day in 1869, workers for the Union Pacific and Central Pacific railroads drove a golden spike into the rails at ... The event marked completion of the first transcontinental railroad, ...

On May 10, 1869, the Union Pacific and Central Pacific railroad lines joined 1776 miles of rail at Promontory Summit, Utah Territory. | National Park Service Digital Image Archives Gallery, Public ...

At Promontory Summit, Utah, the Central Pacific Railroad and the Union Pacific Railroad met on May 10, 1869 after 1,776 miles of track had been laid over six years.

PROMONTORY, Utah — 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.