A man holds a sign up on Saturday as members of the Asian-American Community from around the US and from Guangdong Province in South China celebrate the 145th anniversary of the completion of the Transcontinental Railroad, at Promontory Point, Utah, the US on Saturday. A ceremony, including guest speakers, a remembrance for those who lost their lives while building the railroad, two re-enactment ceremonies and live music, was held to mark the anniversary.

Wan Zhao, a New York dancer and actress, says a prayer for her ancestors on the tracks they helped build. The trails connected the industrial east and resource-bountiful west for the first time on May 10, 1869 after nearly five years' construction. They reduced a trip that used to take six months by wagon to only six days.

Locomotive "No 119" makes its way into place. More than 11,000 Chinese migrant workers built the tracks, and their contribution, said New York City photographer Corky Lee, is "a neglected and forgotten" piece of American history.

Some 200 Chinese Americans, Chinese citizens and other Asian-Americans pose for a group picture in front of the trains "Jupiter" (left) and "No 119" to celebrate the anniversary. Photos: CFP