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PBS

Wnet: Thirteen: Frontier House: The Northern Pacific Railroad and Those Who Built It

For Students 9th - 10th
The goods and services brought to the frontier by the railroad improved the quality of life. Read about the construction and route of the Northern Pacific Railroad in this companion essay to the PBS series, Frontier House.
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Independence Hall Association

U.s. History: Binding the Nation by Rail

For Students 5th - 8th
Read about the explosive growth of railroad track across the United States after the Civil War. Find out about the building of the Transcontinental Railroad, the men who made fortunes from the railroads, and the first American regulatory...
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University of Groningen

American History: Essays: The Iron Horse: Other Transcontinentals

For Students 9th - 10th
From a lengthy essay on the history of the railroad in the United States. This section describes the other railroad companies that were competing to build a transcontinental line.
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Other

New Mexico History Museum: The Railroad Wars

For Students 9th - 10th
Building railroads was never easy, but when confronted with hired gunslingers, the task was harder still. Read about how the Santa Fe Railroad secured the land it needed to build its railroad.