1. The Transcontinental Railroad The Idea The Construction The People Involved

2. The Idea Why the railroad was needed. Plans to link the West to the East. Projected costs of the plan. The estimated manpower of the project. http://www.sfmuseum.org/ hist4/practical.htmlhttp://www.sfmuseum.org/ hist4/practical.html http://cprr.org/Museum/in dex.htmlhttp://cprr.org/Museum/in dex.html http://www.uprr.com/abou tup/history/hist-ovr.shtmlhttp://www.uprr.com/abou tup/history/hist-ovr.shtml http://web.archive.org/web /20020126231648/http://w ww.geocities.com/%7Eron kohlin/rr/transcon.htmhttp://web.archive.org/web /20020126231648/http://w ww.geocities.com/%7Eron kohlin/rr/transcon.htm

3. Connecting the Country http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/iron/

4. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/iron/teachers.html

5. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/iron/

7. http://www.uprr.com/aboutup/maps/graphics/goldspik.gif

8. http://www.uprr.com/aboutup/photos/maps.shtml#0

9. Union Pacific Railroad Starting Point: Omaha, Nebraska Ending Point: Promontory Summit, Utah Start Date: July 10, 1865 Finish Date: May 9, 1869 Length Of Track: Approximately 1200 Miles

10. Central Pacific Railroad Starting Point: Sacramento, California Ending Point: Promontory, Utah Start Date: January 8, 1863 Finish Date: May 9, 1869 Length Of Track: Approximately 850 Miles