Central Pacific Railroad construction in the 1860's. Stereoviews, engravings, maps, and documents are treasures of western Americana that illustrate the history of the first transcontinental railroad, built from Sacramento, California over the Sierra Nevada mountains, the to end of track at the Golden Spike Ceremony at Promontory, Utah where the rails were joined on May 10, 1869 with the Union ...

The History of the First Locomotives In America From Original Documents And The Testimony Of Living Witnesses By William H. Brown New York: D. Appleton And Company, 549 & 551 Broadway. 1871. CONTENTS. Chapter I.-Dedication II.-Early Railroads III.-First Head of Steam IV.-First Steamboats V.-First Steam-Carriage VI.-Trevithick's Engine VII.-George Stephenson VIII.-Stephenson's Engine IX.-First ...

The American Experience presents the story of how the nation's first transcontinental railroad was constructed the costs and the rewards.

Home Index By Subject By Year Biographies The Gift Shop Plan for the Pacific Railroad, by Theodore Judah Biography of Theodore Judah The Big Four Driving the Last Spike The greatest historical event in transportation on the continent occurred at Promontory, Utah, on May 10, 1869, as the Union Pacific tracks joined those of the Central Pacific Railroad. Leland Stanford, Collis P. Huntington, ...

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