May 10, 1869 - A golden spike was driven, marking the completion of the Transcontinental Railroad. But what did it take to build this historic track? The challenges, the triumphs, and the legacy ...

The Platte River railroad corridor is still chugging along, with Union Pacific, headquartered in Omaha, and BNSF Railway, the Berkshire Hathaway-owned company. Only two states, Texas and Illinois ...

Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern are in merger talks to create the largest railroad in North America that would connect the East and West Coasts.

NEW YORK (PIX11) — Railroads and infrastructure help shape a city and a country. Chinese immigrants had an important role in the creation of the first railroad across the United States. But some ...

Description Chinese immigrants during the 1840’s-1840’s were the primary workers in building the western portion of the Transcontinental Railroad.

OMAHA, Neb. — Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern are in merger talks to create the largest railroad in North America that would connect the East and West Coasts.

Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern are in merger talks to create the largest railroad in North America that would connect the East and West Coasts.