Harper's Weekly reported on the progress of the transcontinental railroad throughout its construction ... as well as South American and the West Indies; but New York would become, to America ...

An announcement sounds on the railway platform early on a chilly morning in Seattle, Washington: Our train can't depart - a mudslide is blocking the track ahead.After a long wait, disappointed ...

With the completion of its great railroad, America gave birth to a transcontinental culture. And the route further engendered another profound change in the American mind. Here was manifest ...

Transcontinental Railroads played a major role in American history. Through transport, products and people go from one location to another, leading to the development of the economy. Within 100 years ...

The ambitious, multi-year "American Railroad" project tells the story of the transcontinental grid's construction through the lens of workers including African American, Chinese, Japanese ...

The Great American Rail-Trail will cross the entire ... considering this portion of the route is based on Abe’s 1860s transcontinental railroad. Due for completion in within the next few decades ...

“In actuality, we’re reclaiming American history, and the Chinese contribution ... Built between 1863 and 1869, the Transcontinental Railroad extended the existing eastern railway network, from ...

We love each other’s music and learn more about each other every time we get together,” says violinist and vocalist Mazz ...

Nearly 150 years after the Golden Spike in Promontory Summit, Utah, completed this nation’s first transcontinental railroad ... Through quintessential American ingenuity, the freight rail ...