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 ...
Harper's Weekly reported on the progress of the transcontinental railroad throughout its construction. These excerpts, organized chronologically, report on conflicts with Native Americans, the terms ...
SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- During the 1860s, thousands of Chinese laborers helped connect parts of the U.S. through the transcontinental railroad -- many of them were never formally recognized for that ...
Silkroad Ensemble brings the program to Rogers Convention Center at 6:30 p.m. Nov. 12. "If you would've asked me what I knew about the American railroad before I did this project, I would have a ...
BALTIMORE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The B&O Railroad Museum, the birthplace of American railroading, will mark a milestone in its history on Wednesday, May 14, with a groundbreaking ceremony for its Campus ...
3 ICYMI: Next On Stage: Season 5- Meet the Top 5 4 ICYMI: Meet the Next On Stage: Season 6 Finalists From November 7-23, Silkroad will visit 10 cities in the Midwestern, Southern, and Eastern United ...
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Imagine rolling through mountain passes and historic tunnels aboard a vintage train, watching the Allegheny Mountains unfold ...
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (WJHL) — The Johnson City Railroad Experience is now open in the heart of downtown Johnson City. The museum was recently created from the George L. Carter Railroad Museum Inc. at ...