The Central Pacific and Union Pacific railroads vied to establish routes across the territory from western Iowa to northern California in a bitter contest. The Pacific Railroad acts of 1862 and ...

Asa Whitney presents a resolution in Congress endorsing the funding of a railroad to the Pacific ... the men negotiate convergence at Promontory Summit, Utah. April 28: Victory Day.

Golden Spike National Historical Park, Promontory Summit Golden Spike ... first U.S. transcontinental railroad on May 10, 1869. This achievement united the Central Pacific and Union Pacific ...