The golden spike that was used to complete the Alaska Railroad in 1923 will for the first time be on permanent display in ...

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

A variety of private donors supplied money for the purchase, the museum and city of Nenana said in their statement.

Two Alaska institutions are making a bid to bring home a golden spike that was driven into the ground more than a century ago to mark the completion of the Alaska Railroad.

An Alaska museum and city, with help from donors including the Alaska Railroad, have won the auction for a 14-karat gold ...

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

Jan. 24—More than a century after becoming an emblem for the development of the Last Frontier, a major Alaska artifact is returning home. The Anchorage Museum and the City of Nenana have ...

The Anchorage Museum, along with the City of Nenana, bought a special railroad spike at a Christie’s auction for $200,000.

Harding drives the final golden spike at the new Alaska Railroad bridge in Nenana, Alaska. Credit: AP Even today, there are few highways in the nation’s largest state; one of the busiest is ...

Harding in Nenana, Alaska, just days before he died in office, which marked the completion of the Alaska Railroad over a century ago. (Christie's Images via AP) ...