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Central Pacific Railroad Photographic History Museum

Cprr Photographic History Museum: Through to the Pacific

For Students 9th - 10th
Contains a series of letters published in May and June, 1869, in the "New York Tribune" written by Albert D. Richardson, one of the first people to travel on the transcontinental railroad from coast to coast.
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Cprr History Museum: The Pacific Railroad Open: How to Go: What to See

For Students 9th - 10th
Contains a guide for travel to and through Western America on the Central Pacific Railroad written by Samuel Bowles in 1869.
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Cprr History Museum: Railway & Travel Guides and the Pacific Railroad

For Students 9th - 10th
Ride the rails in the late 19th century by following these travel guides for railroads across the country. Find copies of the guides showing time tables, maps, and descriptions of the trips.
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Cprr History Museum: A History of the Chinese in California: A Syllabus

For Students 9th - 10th
From a 1969 publication by the Chinese Historical Society of America comes this extensive look at the Chinese role in the building of the Central Pacific Railroad from California east to Utah.
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Cprr History Museum: Hydraulic Gold Mining in the Sierra Nevada Mountains

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides pictures and information about hydraulic mining where jets of water were used to break down gold-laden gravel banks for gold.
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Central Pacific Railroad Photographic History Museum: Building of the Iron Road

For Students 9th - 10th
From an article by B.P. Avery printed in the May, 1869, issue of "Overland Monthly" is this description of the building of the transcontinental railroad including information about the Central Pacific Railroad and the Union Pacific...
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Cprr: Completion of the Pacific Railroad

For Students 9th - 10th
From Chapter 105 of R. M. Devens' 1878 book, "Our First Century" is this description of the building of the transcontinental railroad and the ceremony of driving the final spike.
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Cprr Photographic History Museum: Utah's Role in the Pacific Railroad

For Students 9th - 10th
A chapter from John J. Stewart's "The Iron Trail to the Golden Spike" about Utah and the transcontinental railroad.
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Cprr Photographic History Museum: Locating the Central Pacific Railroad

For Students 9th - 10th
From a book "The First Transcontinental Railroad" by John Debo Galloway, a civil engineer, comes this comprehensive description of the topography of the route of the Central Pacific Railroad.
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Central Pacific Railroad History Museum: Transcontinental Railroad History

For Students 9th - 10th
A brief discussion of the concept of a transcontinental railroad with hyperlinks to other articles on this large website.
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Cprr: Car Builder's Dictionary: Pullman Palace Sleeping Car

For Students 9th - 10th
Shows detailed floor plans of Pullman Palace Sleeping Car and Drawing Room/Parlor car.
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Cprr History Museum: The First Rail Laid

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from the Central Pacific Railroad contains an article from the Sacramento Daily Union on the first rail laid on the western end of the transcontinental railroad on October 27, 1863.
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Central Pacific Railroad Photographic History Museum: Beyond the Mississippi

For Students 9th - 10th
Contains excerpts from Albert D. Richarson's "Beyond the Mississippi" about the construction of the Central Pacific Railroad and his trip on the train.
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Central Pacific Railroad Photographic History Museum: Linking the Oceans

For Students 9th - 10th
A chapter, "Linking the Oceans" from "The Railroad Builders" by John Moody, published in 1919. Included is information about the building of the Central Pacific Railroad and the Union Pacific Railroad as well as other transcontinental...
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Magnificent Celebrations in Calfornia

For Students 9th - 10th
Describes the completion of the transcontinental railroad and the subsequent celebrations.
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Cprr Photographic History Museum: The Origin of the Idea for a Pacific Railroad

For Students 9th - 10th
As part of a book about the Central Pacific Railroad written in 1898, this article discusses the origin of the idea to construct a transcontinental railroad.