terrazzo floors and two large murals on either side of the hall (including Driving the Golden Spike, depicting the completion of the Transcontinental railroad in 1869). The former station is one ...

In many ways, how the west was won was due to the railroad. And on May 10, 1869 the railroad spike that united the transcontinental railroad was driven at Promontory Point Utah. There was action ...

27- Golden Spike National Historical Park Golden Spike National Historical Park, located at Promontory Summit, marks the site where the Transcontinental Railroad was completed on May 10, 1869. This ...

The golden spike that was used to complete the Alaska Railroad in 1923 will for the first time be on permanent display in Alaska after entities combined to win an action for the 14-karat gold spike Fr ...

The Anchorage Museum and the City of Nenana have acquired the golden railroad spike that was used in a celebration commemorating the completion of the Alaska Railroad in 1923. The item was ...

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — The golden spike that was used to complete the Alaska Railroad over a century ago will be on permanent display in Alaska for the first time after entities combined to ...

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