The US Department of the Interior has designated Summit Camp in California as a National Historic Landmark, or NHL, marking ...

In the heart of the American West lies a complex tale of progress and prejudice, where the very people who helped build one of America’s greatest achievements would soon face unprecedented ...

These Chinese railroad workers undertook the most challenging western section of the railway, enduring harsh weather conditions and excavating 15 tunnels through the solid rock of the Sierra ...

Monica Yeung Arima stands in front of the “Chinese and the Iron Road — Building the Transcontinental Railroad” exhibit on her front porch in Palo Alto on May 16, 2023. Photo by Sue Dremann.