Search the collections Collections Contributing Institutions Exhibitions About Contact Help Terms of Use Contributing Institutions Collections Exhibitions × Exhibitions Closing of the American Frontier, 1870-1900 The Transcontinental Railroad The transcontinental railroad connected the east and west coasts of th

Digital History  Printable Version Building the Transcontinental Railroad Next Digital History ID 3147   Along with the development of the atomic bomb, the digging of the Panama Canal, and landing the first men on the moon, the construction of a transcontinental railroad was one of the United States greatest

Completing the Transcontinental Railroad, 1869

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WGBH American Experience . Transcontinental Railroad . The Impact of the Transcontinental Railroad | PBS Schedule Shop Film Details Buy DVD About the Film Transcontinental Railroad The remarkable story of greed, innovation and gritty determination to build a railroad connecting California to the East. Peopled by the i

History of the Transcontinental Railroad History of the Transcontinental Railroad The Proposals The Route The Central Pacific The Union Pacific Milestones Finishing the Job The Proposals The work of the railroad men cannot be fully appreciated without first understanding the history behind the building of the first Tr

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