pacific railroads

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.

The story of the building of a railroad connecting the Atlantic and Pacific coasts of North America.

In 1867, fifteen-year-old Sean experiences both hardships and rewards when he joins his father in working on the building of the Transcontinental Rairoad.

Text and illustrations survey the creation of the Transcontinental Railroad, describing the impetus for it, the race between the Union Pacific and the Central Pacific railroads to complete it, the involvement of Chinese and Irish workers, and the celebration of its completion, and providing a glossary, lists of important dates and people, and selected further resources.

An account of the building of the railroads in the American West, discussing their importance and the people who built them.

Describes the building of the first railroad to join the eastern and western part of the United States and the effect of this transcontinental link on the future development of the country.

The building of the railroads in the West, discussing their importance and the people who built them.

Discusses the history of railroads in the United States, focusing on the construction of the Transcontinental Railroad.

Provides an account of the quest to build a transcontinental railroad in the mid-nineteenth century, discussing how questions of financing, route, and labor were solved, examining the challenges posed by difficult terrain and weather.

Presents a short history of the transcontinental railroad that stretched across the nation from Omaha, Nebraska to Sacramento, California, and describes those who built it, and more.