Year-by-year, a timeline of completing the Transcontinental Railroad
Union Pacific trains and ocvered wagons congregate near the end of track at Archer, Wyo., in 1867 during construction westward.…
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Union Pacific trains and ocvered wagons congregate near the end of track at Archer, Wyo., in 1867 during construction westward.…
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A close-up look at Union Pacific ES44AC No. 7906 leading a westbound intermodal train at “Curvo,” a little-known engineering hotspot…
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Leland Stanford’s Sacramento, Calif., mansion. Don Cox The Leland Stanford Mansion in Sacramento, Calif., offers today’s visitors a glimpse into…
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UP Big Boy No. 4014 at the Cheyenne, Wyo., round house on May 8, 2014. Five years to the day…
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Beyond the raised hat in the foreground, SP’s L. P. Hopkins, Utah Gov. Herbert Maw, and UP’s E. C. Schmidt…
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A northbound Amtrak Acela tiptoes through the turnouts, exiting high-level Track 20, passing K Tower at Washington Union Station. Doug…
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Today, Promontory Summit is home to the recreated Golden Spike Historic Site, home for two replica 4-4-0s: Union Pacific No.…
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Transcontinental Railroad financial troubles After just 18 years of operation, there had been so many irregularities and so much concern…
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UP crews built a switchback to reach a tunnel during construction. In many ways, the work done on the transcontinental…
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Union Pacific directors pose at the 100th Meridian, 247 miles west of Omaha, Neb. There were still many miles to…
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The 2018 Cheyenne Frontier Days Train accelerates out of Greeley, Colo., in July. Trains: Jim Wrinn DENVER — The last…
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FULL SCREEN Jack Ferry collection For a decade, the cover of the Illinois Central system timetable carried illustrations of the…
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