NEW YORK (PIX11) — Railroads and infrastructure help shape a city and a country. Chinese immigrants had an important role in the creation of the first railroad across the United States. But some of ...

The Golden Spike Monument, a sculpture by artist Douwe Blumberg, is dispalyed in front of Union Station on Friday, May 3, 2024. The 43-foot, gold leaf-covered monument was commissioned to honor the ...

It was a seminal moment in American history: the inauguration of the first Transcontinental Railroad on May 10, 1869, in Promontory, Utah. The day marked a profound transformation. A dangerous journey ...

Council Member Susan Zhuang on Tuesday introduced a City Council resolution that would, for the first time, recognize the history of Chinese-American railroad workers in New York City. Surrounded by ...

The site of the largest camp for Chinese railroad workers in California in the 19th century is one of the country’s newest National Historic Landmarks. U.S. Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland ...

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