"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 ...
OMAHA, Nebraska & ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Union Pacific Corporation (UNP) and Norfolk Southern Corporation (NSC) today filed an application with the Surface Transportation Board (STB) requesting ...
On Jan. 21, 1881, the Tillamook Rock Lighthouse, built on a small rock island off Ecola State Park, was lit.