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Celebrating the sesquicentennial anniversary of the completion of the first transcontinental railroad in the United States, After Promontory: One Hundred and Fifty Years of Transcontinental Railroading profiles the history and heritage of this historic event. Starting with the original Union Pacific-Central Pacific lines that met at Promontory Summit, Utah, in 1869, the book expands the narrative by considering all of the transcontinental routes in...

A busy train makes many stops along the way, picking up a variety of passengers, both human and animal.

Rhyming text presents a nighttime train ride through the countryside, with the welcoming lights of the station at the end of the journey.

Visit railroads and model train layouts and learn about railroading across the United States and around the world.

Traces the history of railroads from their beginnings in the nineteenth century to the present day.

Every Saturday, Chloe, her brother William and their father bicycle to a footbridge over the railroad tracks and wait for the trains to come thundering under them.

Inspired by a true story, John Lee, grandson to one of the many Chinese railroad laborers, envisions saving a Yosemite short-line train. With the help of long-time railroad employees, John makes it his mission to turn the railroad around, while courting a beautiful park guide.