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1. American Experience: Transcontinental Railroad

   Learn about this historic railroad that connected America in the 19th century from PBS.

   http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/tcrr/

   
   

2. Driving the Last Spike

   From the Museum of the City of San Francisco including information on the Central Pacific Railroad's "Big Four" who helped to get the Transcontinental Railroad built.

   http://www.sfmuseum.org/hist1/rail.html

   
   

3. Golden Spike National Historic Site

   Read about this spot at Promontory, Utah where crews from the Union Pacific and Central Pacific railroads met to complete the first transcontinental railroad.

   http://www.media.utah.edu/UHE/g/GOLDENSPIKE.html

   
   

4. Iron Road, The

   Historical backround on the railroad construction and information on the film from the PBS series, The American Experience.

   http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/iron/

   
   

5. Railroad Maps Collection

   Have a look at railroad maps in the U.S. from 1828-1900.

   http://lcweb2.loc.gov/ammem/gmdhtml/rrhtml/

   
   

6. @Stanford, Leland

   /directory/Around-the-World/U.S.-States/California/History/Biographies/Stanford-...

   
   

7. Steel Rails and Iron Horses

   Online version of this book about the Transcontinental Railroad from the Bureau of Land Management.

   http://www.blm.gov/education/00_resources/articles/steel_rails_and_iron_horses/

   
   

8. Union Pacific Railroad History

   Learn about its equipment, locations, important people, and more.

   http://www.uprr.com/aboutup/history/

   
   

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