On 1 July 1925, the oldest railway in the world celebrated its 100th birthday. The Stockton to Darlington Railway was the ...

Members of New York City’s thriving Chinese community hope a recent City Council resolution will help educate New Yorkers ...

But some of their family members say their contributions have been forgotten. The first Transcontinental Railroad was finished officially in 1869, and it connected the western and eastern United ...

The first Transcontinental Railroad was finished officially in 1869, and it connected the western and eastern United States. Supreme Court backs Republican lawmaker in Maine who was punished for ...

David A. Jacinto will discuss the second book in his Courageous Series, “Where Eagles Fly Free,” at two upcoming local book events ...

With that one act, Stanford marked the completion of the transcontinental railroad. This 1877 photo ... narrative of anti-Asian racism codified first in sentiment, then in law in America.

State officials finalized a landmark agreement with Union Pacific Railroad that modernizes a century-old lease for the Moffat Tunnel, setting the stage for expanded mountain passenger rail service ...

“The construction of the Transcontinental (Railroad ... “Instead, he was a manipulator.” When Dodge first began building the railroad, he found that Durant and his “minions” were ...

First, it was at the local and state levels ... wall still standing that Chinese workers built for the transcontinental railroad. Locals have named it "the China Wall.") Central Pacific Railroad ...

The first U.S. transcontinental railroad, completed with a spike hammered into the track in 1869, transformed the nation. Perhaps the same will happen on the moon. The Defense Advanced Research ...