On This Date, the Rails Met — And So Did the Consequences
By Cliff Potts, Editor-in-Chief of WPS News Baybay City, Leyte, Philippines — April 28, 2026 — 12:35 PHST On this date in 1869, 157 years ago, the eastern and western United States were linked by iron rails at Promontory Summit, in what was then the Mormon territory of Utah. The First Transcontinental Railroad completion was celebrated as a triumph. A golden spike was tapped into place.…

















