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.




Ten Mile Day


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On May 10, 1869, the final spike in North America's first transcontinental railroad was driven home at Promontory Summit, Utah. Illustrated with the author's carefully researched, evocative paintings, here is a great adventure story in the history of the American West--the day Charles Crocker staked $10,000 on the crews' ability to lay a world record ten miles of track in a single, Ten Mile Day.




Nothing Like It In the World


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The story of the men who build the transcontinental railroad in the 1860's.




My Western Pacific Railroad


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Canadian Pacific Railway


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Author Patrick Dorin tells it all with pictures and text: the laying of the track, the bridges, trucks, the airlines and the branch lines, both in Canada and the United States. A Feast for the serious rail fan!.