Union Pacific's proposed acquisition of Norfolk Southern would create the first true U.S. transcontinental railroad, ...

It was 125 years ago next week that First Street became a revolutionary battlefield, writes history columnist Joe Blackstock.

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 ...

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Union Pacific is seeking to buy Norfolk Southern in a $85 billion deal that would create the first transcontinental railroad in the U.S, and potentially trigger a final wave of rail ...

INDIO, Calif. (KESQ) - A 1951 stainless steel train car that once rolled across the country is getting a new life in the Coachella Valley. Gloria Franz, board trustee for the Coachella Valley History ...