The total cost of purchasing the 14-karat gold railroad spike at auction, to reclaim a piece of Alaska Railroad history, was ...

President Warren Harding hammered a golden spike into train tracks in central Alaska. It was the ceremonial final piece of ...

The Anchorage Museum and the city of Nenana, joined forces to bring home the Golden Spike, an iconic piece of railroad ...

The golden spike that was used to complete the Alaska Railroad in 1923 will for the first ... said they were honored to handle the sale of the important part of Alaska history.

In 1985, the government sold the railroad to the state of Alaska ... Per the museum, the Christie’s auction—the spike’s first public sale in more than 40 years—was a “once-in-a-lifetime ...

[After decades out of public view, the Alaska Railroad golden spike is up for auction ... "We are honored that Christie's was entrusted with the sale of this important part of Alaska history ...

Harding drives the final golden spike at the new Alaska Railroad bridge in Nenana ... said they were honored to handle the sale of the important part of Alaska history. The Anchorage Museum ...