Council Bluffs, Iowa, became the eastern end of the First Transcontinental Railroad when the last spike was driven into the ...

This week marks 163 years since Cruz first broke ground on the first transcontinental railroad, and it all started here in what's now old Sacramento. And joining us this morning, we have Ty Smith from ...

"The construction of the transcontinental railroad (1865-1869) marked a milestone in United States history, symbolizing both the joining of the country's two coasts and the taming of its frontier ...

On Jan. 21, 1881, the Tillamook Rock Lighthouse, built on a small rock island off Ecola State Park, was lit.