Ok, folks, the first part of our posting on the Transcontinental Railroad is a history lesson. In this first posting, we are going to do something we have never done before in all the years of our travel blog: below you are directed to a website of the History Channel which provides you with a very detailed, factual description (better than we could do) of the history of the building of The Transcontinental Railroad. It is a short, but well written account of one of the greatest accomplishments in America’s history. We promise, part 2 will be photographs from our visit to the Golden Spike National Historical Park.
— We feel like we are cheating and/or plagiarizing, but this is in the public domain 🙂 —
Click on the the link below to read the story!
https://www.history.com/topics/inventions/transcontinental-railroad
Alishia Fergusonnot plagiarism as long as you give credit. And you know, I know. 😉
HaroldAlishia, yeh, I know…but it still seems a little fake not personally generating the text.
Charles HaggardInteresting that I started watching Youtube videos on this about a month ago particularly through Wyoming…look forward to pictures….Bubba
HaroldGlad to have you aboard, Bubba! Hopefully, our next posting will provide you with informative and interesting photographs.
Fran RoundsOne of my favorite books was History of TransConR -good to see result!
HaroldGreat Fran. The next posting will list a couple of books we have read on the subject.
Peter WalshYes, this is a most interesting place to visit. When we visited we were allowed in the shed to view the loco…is that still allowed? If you know.
HaroldHi PJ! Yes, it’s a great place to visit. Unfortunately, we don’t know to ask visiting the shed. Since the site was not over run with people, we might have been able to visit.