The Smithsonian is marking the 150th anniversary of the Transcontinental Railroad beginning May 10 with a series of displays, programs, a symposium and online resources that tell new stories and bring ...

The San Diego Chinese Historical Museum, during the entire month of March, presents a new exhibit that focuses on Chinese workers who played a big role in the building of the First Transcontinental ...

While Davis might not be the first place that comes to mind when thinking of the transcontinental railroad, you will get a new impression when you visit the UC Davis Library’s latest exhibition. It is ...

Samuel S. Montague, center left, chief engineer of the Central Pacific Railroad, shakes hands with Gen. Grenville M. Dodge of Council Bluffs, chief engineer of the Union Pacific Railroad, at ...

SAN FRANCISCO (KPIX) -- This is the 150th anniversary of the completion of the Transcontinental Railroad, a major milestone of the 19th century. A new museum exhibition brings focus to the dark side ...

CALIFORNIA (KTXL) — On May 10, 1869 the Atlantic Ocean and the Pacific Ocean were connected by rail with the completion of the Transcontinental Railroad marking a moment of unity just a few years ...

In case you haven’t been keeping track, the 150th anniversary of the completion of the U.S. Transcontinental Railroad is comin’ ’round the bend this May. And there’s a trainload of sesquicentennial ...

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 ...

More than 150 years ago, thousands of Chinese laborers bored through solid granite to construct miles of railroad tunnels on Donner Summit, an astonishing engineering feat and a crucial link in the ...

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. House of Representatives on Monday passed legislation that would elevate the status of the transcontinental railroad museum at Promontory Summit to the Golden Spike ...