The transcontinental railroad's construction touched the lives of hundreds of thousands of people. Some desired it, some built it, and some did everything in their power to stop it. Browse a photo ...

Harper's Weekly reported on the progress of the transcontinental railroad throughout its construction ... a certain fascination. In the main building were several locomotives of immense power ...

The role that Chinese immigrants played in building the Transcontinental Railroad has long been buried. 150 years after the completion of the tracks, that’s finally changing. In the celebratory ...

Of course the whole scheme would be tied together by his pet project - the great transcontinental railroad. Macdonald won the 1878 election and soon his National Policy was put into action.

They performed the most arduous and dangerous work despite racism, lower pay than white workers, curtailed food rations, and threats of violence from white railroad bosses. But in the famous 1869 ...

It also explores the role of women and Chinese workers in building the transcontinental railroad. There are also exhibits on toy trains and the world of model railroading. Following recent line ...

which was focused on blasting and building tunnels through the Sierra Nevada mountains as part of the transcontinental railroad. “The importance of preserving and recognizing our cultural ...