The event marked completion of the first transcontinental railroad, connecting the nation ... prepared the first maps and reports describing the topography of the trails and passages from the ...

A 1935 promotional map for Pacific Greyhound shows the long ... Gary Belsky writes that it was an older transit industry—the railroads—that gave buses a lift in the 1920s.

maps and artifacts from across the nation. It shares the story of Utah’s contribution to the completion of the transcontinental railroad and the railway’s effects on the state. | Utah State ...

The Pacific Railway Act of 1862 was enacted by President Abraham Lincoln to garner federal support for construction of the transcontinental ... A map of the Union Pacific Railroad route in 1868.