On July 15, 1923, President Warren G. Harding drove in the “golden spike” signaling the completion of the railroad in Nenana, Alaska. That moment, the railroad says, will be recognized and celebrated ...

The Alaska Railroad on Saturday, July 15, 2023, commemorated the 100th anniversary of its 1923 golden spike moment in Nenana, Alaska. With a crowd of more than 800, guests included state officials, ...

That year, Markus Mayer Jr., son of the original craftsman, arranged for the spike to be shown as part of the Alaska centennial celebration. The city of Anchorage insured the spike for $10,000 ...

Since then, the spike has remained out of the public eye, except for a brief display during the 1967 centennial of the U.S. purchase of Alaska from Russia. Advertisement ...

Gold Spike ceremony of 1869 One wall features a large black-and-white photo of the Golden Spike Ceremony in 1869 when the first transcontinental railroad was completed.

When President Warren Harding drove in the golden spike to commemorate completion of the Alaska Railroad in Nenana 100 years ago, that spike became a symbol of progress in the ...

The golden age of rail travel at Union Station extended from the 1920s to the 1950s; at one point, an estimated 10,000 monthly passengers moved through the depot.

All aboard for the Alaska Railroad Centennial Celebration in Nenana on July 15. It was 100 years ago that President Warren Harding drove the golden spike to mark completion of ...

Since then, the spike has remained out of the public eye, except for a brief display during the 1967 centennial of the U.S. purchase of Alaska from Russia.

Gold Spike ceremony of 1869 One wall features a large black-and-white photo of the Golden Spike Ceremony in 1869 when the first transcontinental railroad was completed.