when they met together in Promontory Summit, they drove a ceremonial spike through the ground known as the golden spike. At the ceremonial signing, Henderson said, “We’re so thrilled to have ...

In the celebratory photograph taken after the completion of the Transcontinental Railroad on May 10, 1869, two mighty locomotives from East and West meet at Promontory Summit ... to re-create the ...

Stanford became involved in politics for the first time in California. What did Leland Stanford do at Promontory Point? Historically, the golden spike (also called the Last Spike) has been used in 17 ...

(Bloomberg) -- The rush of gold bullion deliveries into New York depositories from overseas will likely keep the US goods-trade deficit close to a record. February merchandise-trade data on ...

Nearly 150 years after the Golden Spike in Promontory Summit, Utah, completed this nation’s first transcontinental railroad, America’s freight railroad industry remains an emblem of innovation ...

The Laurel Tie’s flashier counterpart, the Golden Spike, gets far more attention. On May 10, 1869, at Promontory Summit, Utah, railroad tycoon Leland Stanford gave the final tap of the mallet ...