The New York Times reported on the happenings across the country on May 10th, 1869 as all attention converged upon Promontory, Utah. The city was home to the final spike driven into the ...

In the celebratory photograph taken after the completion of the Transcontinental Railroad on May 10, 1869, two mighty locomotives from ... have hosted a flash mob of sorts to re-create the tableau at ...

Megaprojects The Railroad That Changed America Forever Posted: March 14, 2025 | Last updated: March 26, 2025 May 10, 1869 - A golden spike was driven, marking the completion of the ...

On May 10, 1869, as the last spike was driven in the Utah desert, the blows were heard across the country. Telegraph wires wrapped around spike and sledgehammer transmitted the impact ...