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America's First Trans-Continental Railway Pictorial history Pacific Railroad SC
Americas First Trans-Continental Railway A Pictorial history of the Pacific Railroad
By Raymond Cushing & Jeffery Moreau
Americas First Trans-Continental Railway
A Pictorial History of the Pacific Railroad
Raymond Cushing & Jeffery Moreau
Soft Cover
48 Pages
Copyright 1994 Spring First Edition
Contents
Theodore Judah and the Big Four4
Birth of a Railroad 6
Rails from the West 8
Conquering the Sierra 10
Starting from the East 12
Hell on Wheels 14
Early Service 16
Battling the Snow 18
The Ten Mile Day 20
Crossing Zion22
Road that Linked a Nation 24
Ready Made Cities 26
Dawn of Service28
Rails to the Golden Gate30
Immigrant Trains32
Elegance on the Rails 34
Locomotives and Shops36
Native Americans 38
Images of a Railway40
In Later Years42
Riding Today44
Promontory Recreated46
Bibliography48
Few undertakings so thoroughly ignited the spirit of Nineteenth Century America as did the concept of a nationwide railway route. Up to this time travel to and from the developed eastern states to the new territories on the other side of the continent could best be described as an ordeal. The choices were a months-long, tedious wagon trail journey, or an equally long sea voyage around South America's Cape Horn.
Construction of the first transcontinental railroad was undertaken on two fronts, from the western end of the route in Sacramento, California, and from the eastern end in Omaha, Nebraska. Along the way were many delays, incredible hardships, and underhanded financial maneuverings. When at last the two segments of the new railroad were joined in 1869 with a great celebration at Promontory, Utah, a new era of American progress had begun.
This exciting new book commemorates the 125th anniversary of a major milestone in our country's evolution. From construction and early operations to the railroad as it exists today, here is the excitement and drama of America's First Transcontinental Railway, filled with colorful and well-researched information, including a brief look at today's Golden Spike National Historic Site.
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