contact us | site guide | search  •  Reading Guide » Link RESOURCE MENU Reading Guide » Link Link Page 6.  Re-Union and the Railroad  - Kansas Pacific Railway Co., Senatorial Excursion Party over the Union Pacific Railway, 1867, excerpts (PDF) - Does not such a meeting make amends?, Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, engraving, 29 May 1869 (PDF)        Printing Length: 9 pages total Online Source  National Humanities Center Supplemental sites Transcontinental Railroad, site accompanying the PBS American Experience film, with primary resources, interactive maps, timeline, teacher's guide, and links The Transcontinental Railroad, Flash animation of the railroad's construction and route, from BBC (series Seven Wonders of the Industrial World) Completion of the first transcontinental railroad, 10 May 1869, from Today in History, Library of Congress Railroad Maps, 1828-1900, digital collection from the Library of Congress The Pacific Railway Act, overview, maps, and links    From Primary Documents in American History,    Library of Congress    From Our Documents, National Archives *PDF file - You will need software on your computer that allows you to read and print Portable Document Format (PDF) files, such as Adobe Acrobat Reader. If you do not have this software, you may download it FREE from Adobe's Web site. Toolbox: The Gilded and the Gritty: America, 1870-1912 Memory | Progress | People | Power | Empire Contact Us | Site Guide | Search Toolbox Library: Primary Resources in U.S. History and Literature National Humanities Center Web site comments and questions, contact: nhc_ed@nationalhumanitiescenter.org Copyright © 2005 National Humanities Center. All rights reserved. Revised: May 2005 nationalhumanitiescenter.org