01681cam a2200385 4500 283107504 TxAuBib 20060222120000.0 060222s2005||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2004021473 9780516251288 $25.00 0516251287 $25.00 DLC DLC DLC TxAuBib Fine, Jil. The Transcontinental Railroad : Tracks Across America / Jil Fine. New York : Children's Press, 2005. 48 p : ill. (some col.), col. maps ; hardcover. High interest books Trailblazers of the West Examines the story of the transcontinental railroad including its planning, construction, completion at Promontory Point, Utah, leaders, and its importance in American history. Includes bibliographical references (p. 44) and index. "Web sites": p. 46. A dream is born -- Tracks across America -- East Coast versus West Coast -- On the train. An exploration of the transcontinental railroad, which became the first rail link between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans upon its completion in 1869. 10-14. 5-9. 20060222. Pacific railroads Juvenile literature. Trains. Trains. Transcontinental Juvenile literature. Transcontinental Juvenile literature. High interest books. Trailblazers of the West. https://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip051/2004021473.html Table of contents