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2. Lonesome Whistle: The Story of the First Transcontinental Railroad
by Dee Alexander Brown
Describes the building of the first transcontinental railroad and discusses train travel in the West in general in the late 19th century.
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3. Railroaders
by Leonard Matthews, Geoffrey Campion, Arlene C. Rourke
Traces the history of American railroading, focusing on the building of the transcontinental railroad and the daily life and hardships of the ... More
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5. Dreams, Visions & Visionaries
by James L. Ozment, Denver and Rio Grande Western Railway Co
Another admirable 'annual' (published at about two-year intervals) by the active and effective Colorado Railroad Historical Foundation (Box 10, ... More
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6. Encyclopedia of Western Railroad History: Volume IV-California
by Donald B Robertson
"Distributed by the University of Nebraska Press for Caxton Press" This book includes 368 pages of maps, photographs and technical data on the ... More
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14. Burlington Route Across the Heartland: Everywhere West from Chicago
by Jeff Wilson
Travel with the historic CB&Q from Chicago to Denver. Dramatic action photos feature the classy stainless steel Zephyr passenger train as well as ... More
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15. Hear That Lonesome Whistle Blow: Railroads in the West
By the end of the 19th century, the Iron Horse had conquered the West--five major transcontinental railroads linked the Atlantic and the Pacific ... More
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16. Transcontinental Railroad -Lib
The population explosion in the American West would not have been possible without the creation of the massive Transcontinental Railroad. The skill ... More
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17. A Great and Shining Road
by John Hoyt Williams
The story of the building of the transcontinental railroad--featuring such famous characters as Leland Stanford, Buffalo Bill, and George Armstrong ... More
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20. Santa Fe: The Railroad Gateway to the American West
by Donald Duke
The name Santa Fe' began with the early history of the Southwest. Here is its history--a big, generous slice of it--served up in an easy-to-read ... More
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23. The Transcontinental Railroad
The history of th Central Pacific and Union Pacific railroad companies' efforts to span the continent.
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