Harper's Weekly reported on the progress of the transcontinental railroad throughout its construction. These excerpts, organized chronologically, report on conflicts with Native Americans, the terms ...

The initiative is a "musical journey of reclamation" that tells the stories of those who built the Transcontinental Railroad including Native Americans and African Americans as well as Irish, Chinese, ...

Photos from a Joslyn Art Museum exhibit that's on display through Jan. 6, 2019. “Promontory Trestle Work and Engine No. 2,” by Andrew J. Russell. This albumen silver print was taken in 1869. Russell ...

Silkroad's American Railroad tour, guided by Artistic Director Rhiannon Giddens, kicks off on November 7, 2024. This initiative sheds light on the contributions of Indigenous and immigrant laborers in ...

For decades, a patchwork of regional rail networks across the United States have been forced to grapple with the same headache: Interchanges, where cargo is handed from one rail line to another.

The Union Pacific Railroad announced last week in a press release that it has reached an $85 billion agreement to acquire rival Norfolk Southern, creating what will be the first coast-to-coast freight ...

Union Pacific is seeking to buy Norfolk Southern in a deal valued at $85 billion in a merger that could trigger the final wave of railroad mergers across the country.The merger would create the first ...

Two of the largest US railroads, Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern, announced on Tuesday a plan to combine in a $72 billion deal that would create America’s first transcontinental freight railroad.

Between 1863 and 1869, the first transcontinental line, known as the Pacific Railroad, was built in the United States. The line ran from Omaha, Nebraska, to Sacramento, California, and carried ...

Under the terms of the agreement, Union Pacific will acquire Norfolk Southern in a stock and cash transaction, implying a value for Norfolk Southern of $320 per share based on Union Pacific’s ...