Uploaded October 2023 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
The Transcontinental Railroad did more than join East and West. Completion of the line from Omaha, Neb., to Sacramento, Calif., on May 10, 1869, condensed the United States. No longer did it take 6 months to travel from coast to coast; with the driving of the gold spike at Promontory, Utah, crossing the country was reduced to 7 days.
Come along as Trains LIVE explores the new golden spike.
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Trains LIVE is a regular video program, recorded live and unscripted from Kalmbach Media. The series began in July 2022.
Trains LIVE features Bob Lettenberger, Trains associate editor, Kalmbach Media staff, and guests talking about railroads and trains in a casual, behind-the-scenes format. On Trains LIVE we will ask the questions you would like to ask and take you into places not normally open to the public. Trains LIVE also takes you on the road to museums, trackside locations and other railroad-related venues. It is presented every other Wednesday at 2 p.m. Central time.
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For more information on all things trains, visit: trains.com
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The Transcontinental Railroad did more than join East and West. Completion of the line from Omaha, Neb., to Sacramento, Calif., on May 10, 1869, condensed the United States. No longer did it take 6 months to travel from coast to coast; with the driving of the gold spike at Promontory, Utah, crossing the country was reduced to 7 days.
Come along as Trains LIVE explores the new golden spike.
.
.
.
Trains LIVE is a regular video program, recorded live and unscripted from Kalmbach Media. The series began in July 2022.
Trains LIVE features Bob Lettenberger, Trains associate editor, Kalmbach Media staff, and guests talking about railroads and trains in a casual, behind-the-scenes format. On Trains LIVE we will ask the questions you would like to ask and take you into places not normally open to the public. Trains LIVE also takes you on the road to museums, trackside locations and other railroad-related venues. It is presented every other Wednesday at 2 p.m. Central time.
.
.
.
For more information on all things trains, visit: trains.com
Follow Trains.com, the world’s #1 destination for all things trains:
🌎 Website: trains.com
📖 Subscribe: trains.com/subscription-plans
📘 Facebook: facebook.com/KalmbachTrains
📸 Instagram: instagram.com/trains_magazine
🐦 Twitter: twitter.com/TrainsMagazine
Shop Model Trains:
Website: kalmbachhobbystore.com
Copyright/Music: GettyImages
