The day — which would coincide with the completion of the Transcontinental Railroad on May 10, 1869 — would recognize and celebrate the thousands of Chinese railroad workers whose contributions have ...

Of particular interest, the “Chinese Workers’ Experience” exhibit in the first-floor Transcontinental Gallery showcases and shares stories of the of Chinese railroad workers who were essential in the ...

The construction of the Panama Canal prompted relocation of much of the railroad in 1912. The railroad lost its transcontinental traffic to the canal when it opened in 1914. The completion of a ...

Fore River Railroad No. 101, a General Electric B23-7 leaves the house track, passing the old “US Navy Inspectors Office” as it begins the work of assembling its train for delivery to the Braintree ...

Wilkins State Park. (Dale Killingbeck, Cowboy State Daily) More than 150 years after the completion of the transcontinental railroad, an effort to link both coasts for cyclists, hikers and wanderers ...

the group has been led by Artistic Director Rhiannon Giddens and recently released a CD entitled “American Railroad,” which celebrates the stories of those who built the Transcontinental ...

Dedicated to all Chinese laborers who worked on the Transcontinental Railroad and its feeder routes. “An army of Chinese…, clad in basket hats, blue denim jackets and trousers, and cotton ...