Transcontinental Railroad : The Gateway to the West ISBN: 9781438104294 Platform/Publisher: Ebook Central / Infobase Learning Digital rights:Users: Unlimited; Printing: Limited; Download: 7 Days at a Time Subjects: Juvenile Literature; Engineering; Engineering: Civil; Business/ Management;
In May 1869, the US railroad network unified when the Central Pacific and Union Pacific railroads came together in Promontory, Utah. This book discusses the important milestone in the expansion of the United States and its impact on the nation, both positive and negative.