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The following books from the Library's collections discuss the Pacific Railway Act and the first transcontinental railroad. The bibliography contains a selection of books for both general readers and for younger readers. Each title links to fuller bibliographic information in the Library of Congress Online Catalog. Links to additional online content are provided when available.
The Chinese and the Iron Road by 
A Congressional History of Railways in the United States by 
Empire Express: Building the First Transcontinental Railroad by 
A Great and Shining Road: The Epic Story of the Transcontinental Railroad by Iron Horses to Promontory Railroad by Makin' Tracks: The Saga of the Transcontinental Railroad by 
Nothing Like It in the World: The Men Who Built the Transcontinental Railroad, 1863-1869 by 
Rival Rails: The Race to Build America's Greatest Transcontinental Railroad by Building the Transcontinental Railroad by 
The Incredible Transcontinental Railroad by 
The Transcontinental Railroad by The Transcontinental Railroad by 
The Transcontinental Railroad by 
The Transcontinental Railroad by 
The Transcontinental Railroad and Westward Expansion by 
Transcontinental Railroads by 
