Here we profile 12 of the most famous railroad tycoons in the 1800s and early 1900s who helped shape the modern industry in ...

It’s been two years since CPKC CEO Keith Creel drove the ceremonial final spike at Knoche Yard in Kansas City to celebrate ...

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 ...

On May 10, 1869, the presidents of the Union Pacific and Central Pacific railroads meet in Promontory, Utah, and drive a ...

On May 10, 1869, the transcontinental railroad was completed, finally allowing travel throughout the United States via train. This made transcontinental railroad travel possible for the first time in ...

A golden spike was driven in a ceremony in Promontory, Utah, marking the completion of the first transcontinental railroad in the United States.

Union Pacific Railroad has unveiled the Abraham Lincoln commemorative locomotive No. 1616, celebrating the pivotal role ...

State officials finalized a landmark agreement with Union Pacific Railroad that modernizes a century-old lease for the Moffat ...

The transcontinental railroad came through what is now the city of Cheyenne on its way to the West Coast in 1867, only a few months after the first settlers had arrived in Cheyenne. The arrival of the ...