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Author | : James K. Wheaton |
Publisher | : BookCaps Study Guides |
Total Pages | : 45 |
Release | : 2011 |
Genre | : Juvenile Fiction |
ISBN | : 1610427610 |
Download The First Transcontinental Railroad Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
The First Transcontinental Railroad, originally called the Pacific Railroad, was a railroad built in the United States between 1863 and 1869 that connected the western part of America with its eastern part. Built by the Central Pacific Railroad of California and the Union Pacific Railroad, it connected the Eastern terminus of Council Bluffs, Iowa/Omaha, Nebraska with the railroad lines of the Pacific Ocean at Oakland, California. In time, it would link in with the existing railway network present on the Eastern Coast of America, thus connecting the Atlantic and Pacific coast of the United States for the first time by rail. Because of this, the line received a second nickname, “the Overland Route.” The railroad was a government operation, authorized by Congress during the height of the Civil War. Congress passed the Pacific Railroad Acts in 1862 and again in 1864. To pay for it, the US government issued 30 year bonds, as well as granting government land to contractors. The construction of the line was a major achievement by both the Union Pacific (constructing westward from Iowa) and the Central Pacific (constructing eastward from California). The line was officially opened on May 10, 1869, with the Last Spike driven through the railway at Promontory Summit, Utah. James K. Wheaton looks at the history in this eBook.
Author | : Brian Solomon |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 132 |
Release | : |
Genre | : Railroads |
ISBN | : 9781610605595 |
Download Union Pacific Railroad Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
History and description of the Union Pacific Railroad.
Author | : Asa Whitney |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 140 |
Release | : 1849 |
Genre | : Pacific railroads |
ISBN | : |
Download A Project for a Railroad to the Pacific Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Author | : Grenville M. Dodge |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 242 |
Release | : 1870 |
Genre | : Railroads |
ISBN | : |
Download How We Built the Union Pacific Railway Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Author | : Bruce C. Cooper |
Publisher | : Polyglot PressInc |
Total Pages | : 445 |
Release | : 2004 |
Genre | : Transportation |
ISBN | : 9781411599932 |
Download Riding the Transcontinental Rails Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Author | : Richard Billingsley |
Publisher | : Amberley Publishing Limited |
Total Pages | : 129 |
Release | : 2019-04-15 |
Genre | : Transportation |
ISBN | : 1445685442 |
Download Union Pacific Railroad Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
A stunning collection of photographs of the United States' most famous railway - Union Pacific Railroad, an American icon.
Author | : Robert Darwin |
Publisher | : Express PressLtd |
Total Pages | : 386 |
Release | : 1987 |
Genre | : Business & Economics |
ISBN | : 9780941421096 |
Download The History of the Union Pacific Railroad in Cheyenne Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Author | : Marie Cahill |
Publisher | : Crescent |
Total Pages | : 136 |
Release | : 1989 |
Genre | : Transportation |
ISBN | : |
Download The History of the Union Pacific Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
An absorbing history of the railroad that epitomized the spirit of America's westward expansion. Told in amazing color and b&w pictures.
Author | : Fred Codoni |
Publisher | : Arcadia Publishing |
Total Pages | : 148 |
Release | : 2006 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 0738531219 |
Download Northwestern Pacific Railroad Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
The Northwestern Pacific Railroad--the Redwood Empire Route--once stretched its shining track from Humboldt Bay to San Francisco Bay. Created by the amalgamation of 42 different companies, the North Coast railroad network ranged from the Sonoma Prismoidal, an early wooden monorail, to broad-gauge logging lines built to be hauled by horses. In between were the two-foot Sonoma Magnesite Railroad, the narrow-gauge North Pacific Coast, and standard-gauge lines. Determining the route of major highways, this versatile transportation system also incorporated electric interurbans, ferry steamboats, sternwheel riverboats, tugs, car f loats, and unusual connectors like funiculars and scenic tourist railways. From the time of its formation in 1907 until the 1970s, Northwestern Pacific trains and boats were loaded with passengers and freight.
Author | : Mary Ann Fraser |
Publisher | : Square Fish |
Total Pages | : 81 |
Release | : 2016-08-02 |
Genre | : Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | : 1250131243 |
Download Ten Mile Day Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
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.