And on Sept. 10, 1918, Alaska Engineering Commission Chairman William Edes drove a standard spike painted gold to mark the completion of Alaska Railroad track between Anchorage and Seward.

CHICAGO — News that a dozen railroad spikes disappeared from a section of commuter rail highlighted a fear familiar to many train passengers: Sabotaging the tracks that crisscross the nation ...

A year-long project -- finally done!The final "golden" spike was pounded in at the National New York Central Railroad Museum in Elkhart today.The new track is p ...

Railroad spikes. The railroad spike, with an offset head, is mostly used to secure rails and base plates to railroad ties in the track. In 1832, Robert Livingston Stevens invented the first railroad ...

Union Pacific this week launched a two-year celebration commemorating the completion of the transcontinental railroad nearly 150 years ago.. The railroad’s track crews worked west from Omaha while ...

Last last spike - In 1909, Milwaukee completes nation’s final transcontinental railroad to little fanfare By KIM BRIGGEMAN of the Missoulian May 15, 2009 ...

LANCASTER COUNTY, S.C. — Investigators said Wednesday they found several items on a railroad track in Lancaster County. They were in the Heath Springs and Pleasant Hill area of the county.

Thousands gathered to the spot the railroad at Golden Spike National Historic Park Friday to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the completion of the transcontinental railroad. Here's how the ...

A century before Neil Armstrong set foot on the moon, America was abuzz with news of the completion of the first transcontinental railroad, an equally momentous feat for that era. On May 10, 1869 ...

Editor’s note: This is the second part of a series looking back at the history and impact of the transcontinental railroad, which was completed 150 years ago this year. KELTON, Box Elder County ...

Railroad spikes. The railroad spike, with an offset head, is mostly used to secure rails and base plates to railroad ties in the track. In 1832, Robert Livingston Stevens invented the first railroad ...

Last last spike - In 1909, ... Roadmaster Nick gave the word to the track foreman; the rail was pushed into place at 2:06 and was quickly spiked to the ties.