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 ...

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 ...

July 1: Congress passes and Lincoln signs the Pacific Railroad Bill. The document endorses Central Pacific efforts to build the California line while simultaneously chartering a Union Pacific ...

The Transcontinental Railroad was one of the most ambitious ... In this video, we uncover the true cost of building America’s first coast-to-coast railroad and the sacrifices made to connect ...

Harper's Weekly reported on the progress of the transcontinental railroad ... furniture and cabinet work for the use of the railroad offices and buildings along the track. In the forging and ...

1854 People v. Hall, CA Supreme Court rules that a white man charged with a murder cannot be convicted on the testimony of a Chinese witness 1865 Central Pacific Railroad hires Chinese workers to ...

Macdonald also wanted eastern manufacturers to build the machinery the western ... tied together by his pet project - the great transcontinental railroad. Macdonald won the 1878 election and ...

The Pacific Railway Act was signed by President Abraham Lincoln in 1862. It provided government support for the building of first railroad to link the east and west coasts of the U.S.A. In order ...