“We certainly want to honor the Chinese laborers and give recognition to their unfair treatment,” said Leslie Crossland, Golden Spike’s superintendent. “Clearly the Transcontinental Railroad would not ...

A timeless piece of history will be on display for the public to see just how far into the future the power of steam carried ...

The final locomotive whistles of the year rang out at Golden Spike National Historical Park on Monday, Dec. 30. The park ...

Christie’s is offering up the legendary piece of Alaska history at auction in January, and it’s expecting to fetch between ...

At Golden Spike National Historic Site in northern Utah, the National Park Service and a cast of dedicated volunteers revive the legacy of the first Transcontinental Railroad. They run roughly ...

A piece of Alaska history is up for auction. Your Alaska Link explains how you can get your hands on a historical artifact of ...

He included a brief history lesson in his note, explaining that the eastern and western portions of the transcontinental railroad were linked with just such a golden spike in 1869, finally uniting ...