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5:59pm, 10th May, 2019

Bells, whistles and steam herald U.S. Transcontinental Railroad's 150th birthday

As train bells clanged and steam whistles tooted, thousands of people on Friday witnessed the re-enactment of a ceremony in Utah's high desert that marked the completion of the first railroad to span the North American continent 150 years ago.

'Golden Spike' event marks 150th anniversary of Transcontinental Railroad

12:16pm, 10th May, 2019

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'Golden Spike' event marks 150th anniversary of Transcontinental Railroad

Carloads of visitors streamed over a mountain pass in the high desert of northern Utah on Friday for a day of speeches, music and a historical re-enactment marking the 150th anniversary of the first U.S. Transcontinental Railroad.

Chinese-American pride celebrated in 150th anniversary of Transcontinental Railroad

6:25pm, 9th May, 2019

US

Chinese-American pride celebrated in 150th anniversary of Transcontinental Railroad

Connie Young Yu says that when her parents joined a delegation of fellow Chinese-Americans attending a 1969 event commemorating the centennial of the first U.S. Transcontinental Railroad, they were snubbed, upstaged by Hollywood star John Wayne.

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Bells, whistles and steam herald U.S. Transcontinental Railroad's 150th birthday

'Golden Spike' event marks 150th anniversary of Transcontinental Railroad

Chinese-American pride celebrated in 150th anniversary of Transcontinental Railroad

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