Riding the Transcontinental Rails


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Union Pacific Railroad


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History and description of the Union Pacific Railroad.







Union Pacific Railroad


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A stunning collection of photographs of the United States' most famous railway - Union Pacific Railroad, an American icon.













Hell on Wheels


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Overnight settlements, better known as "Hell on Wheels," sprang up as the transcontinental railroad crossed Nebraska and Wyoming. They brought opportunity not only for legitimate business but also for gamblers, land speculators, prostitutes, and thugs. Dick Kreck tells their stories along with the heroic individuals who managed, finally, to create permanent towns in the interior West.