A photo of the Transcontinental Railroad’s completion at Promontory Summit, Utah, on May 10, 1869, is an iconic image in American history: Two steam engines face each other surrounded by a host of ...

PROMONTORY, Utah — Railroad descendants, history buffs, dignitaries and elected officials were among the thousands gathered Friday in Promontory, northwest of Salt Lake City, to commemorate the 150th ...

Council Member Susan Zhuang on Tuesday introduced a City Council resolution that would, for the first time, recognize the history of Chinese-American railroad workers in New York City. Surrounded by ...

An artist’s inspiration can come from anywhere, even a road trip on I-80. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. For Lin Zhi, it happened ...

The Golden Spike Monument, a sculpture by artist Douwe Blumberg, is dispalyed in front of Union Station on Friday, May 3, 2024. The 43-foot, gold leaf-covered monument was commissioned to honor the ...

A resolution to recognize the hard work of Chinese immigrants that built the Transcontinental Railroad was announced Tuesday at City Hall. Brooklyn Councilmember Susan Zhang introduced the resolution ...

Michael Kwan can't help but think about what life was like on a daily basis for his great-great-grandfather in the 1860s, working 12-hour days in California's Sierra Nevada mountain range on the ...

It’s been 150 years since two railroads were joined together to form the first Transcontinental Railroad. At a ceremony in Utah, Chinese railroad workers were recognized for the pivotal role they ...

Stanford University English professor Shelley Fishkin gives a lecture on Chinese migrant workers who were involved in the construction of the transcontinental railroad on Tuesday, May 7, 2019, at ...

In 1969, at the “Golden Spike” centennial celebration of the First Transcontinental Railroad’s completion, the Chinese community nationwide had high hopes that the ceremony would provide an ...

Utahans are celebrating the 150th anniversary of the completion of the transcontinental railroad. They are also honoring the hundreds and thousands of Chinese workers who actually completed the job.