On May 10, 1869, the first U.S. transcontinental railroad was completed when the Union Pacific Railroad and Central Pacific ...

Today is a historic date in the history of the railroad industry. On the morning of May 10, 1869, a crowd gathered at a ...

Driving of the golden spike to finish transcontinental railroad lives on in photos, reenactments.

On May 10, 1869, the presidents of the Union Pacific and Central Pacific railroads met in Promontory, Utah, and drove a ...

In 1869, the first-ever American transcontinental railroad was completed at Promontory Summit, then in the Utah Territory.

Union Pacific announced a deal to merge with Norfolk Southern, a combination that would create the nation's first coast-to-coast freight railroad. - Brandon Bell/Getty Images Two of the largest US ...

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Union Pacific wants to buy Norfolk Southern in a $85 billion deal that would create the first transcontinental railroad in the U.S, potentially triggering a final wave of rail ...

This week marks 163 years since Cruz first broke ground on the first transcontinental railroad, and it all started here in what's now old Sacramento. And joining us this morning, we have Ty Smith from ...

OMAHA, Neb. — Union Pacific wants 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 ...

A new agreement between two railroad giants, Union Pacific Corporation and Norfolk Southern Corporation, will create America’s first transcontinental railroad, to be called the Union Pacific ...