pacific railroads

"Provides historical context on key events related to the construction of the American Transcontinental Railroad. The timeline format offers a visual overview to accompany the text"--Provided by publisher.

"Chronicles the historic meeting of two railroad lines in 1869 that linked the U.S. transcontinental railroad and Andrew J. Russell's famous photograph of the event"--Provided by publisher.

"Explores various perspectives on the process of building the transcontinental railroad. The reader's choices reveal the historical details"--.

The history of the Central Pacific and Union Pacific railroad companies' efforts to span the continent.

Text and illustrations provide an introduction to the Transcontinental Railroad.

Follows the history of the building of the Transcontinental Railroad, beginning in Omaha with the Union Pacific and in Sacramento with Central Pacific, meeting in Promontory, Utah in 1869.

An exploration of the transcontinental railroad, which became the first rail link between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans upon its completion in 1869.

While on a field trip to the National Museum of American History, nine-year-old Lucy imagines herself as Andrew Russell, taking a picture of the joining of the Central and Union Pacific Railroads at Promitory Summit, Utah, in 1869.