On May 10, 1869, a golden spike was driven in a ceremony in Promontory, Utah, marking the completion of the first transcontinental railroad in the United States. In 1775, Ethan Allen and his Green ...

Golden Spike National Historical Park is celebrating its 156 year anniversary this Saturday, May 10, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

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 ...