Workers of the Central Pacific Railroad: Chinese peasants from the Canton Province began arriving on California's shores in 1850, pushed by poverty and overpopulation from their homeland — and ...

The six men organize themselves as the first Board of Directors of the Central Pacific Railroad Company. October: Having completed his survey of the Sierra Nevada, Judah returns to Washington ...

Missouri Pacific history is easier to understand if the railroad is considered in three parts: the lines west of St. Louis, the lines south and southwest of St. Louis, and the lines in Texas and ...

DONNER PASS: The Central Pacific's daunting challenge to cross ... Home of the preserved Nevada Northern copper railroad - original shops, locomotives, route - is a step back in time.

Union Pacific Railroad is celebrating Presidents Day with the unveiling of its newest commemorative locomotive honoring ...

Following recent line upgrades, those yearning to revisit the old days can hop on the museum-operated Sacramento Southern Railroad train, which departs from the Central Pacific Railroad Freight ...

Woodburn is asking Union Pacific Railroad to voluntarily make changes, including reducing train speed, to improve safety after a recent fatality.