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''[[United States|United States ]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[United States Migration Internal|Migration ]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[US Migration Railroads|Railroads ]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[First_Transcontinental_Railroad]]'' | |||
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*The [http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/tcrr/index.html Transcontinental Railroad ]Includes a movie, photos, interactive map, and more. From ''The American Experience''. | *The [http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/tcrr/index.html Transcontinental Railroad ]Includes a movie, photos, interactive map, and more. From ''The American Experience''. | ||
*[http://cprr.org/Museum/index.html# Central Pacific Railroad ]Photographic History Museum. Though this website is titled Central Pacific, it includes many links to Union Pacific links and links to the total transcontinental experience. There are links to histories, government documents, journal entries and reminiscences, biographies, books, litigation. They are especially looking for information and stories of the Chinese railroad workers. | *[http://cprr.org/Museum/index.html# Central Pacific Railroad ]Photographic History Museum. Though this website is titled Central Pacific, it includes many links to Union Pacific links and links to the total transcontinental experience. There are links to histories, government documents, journal entries and reminiscences, biographies, books, litigation. They are especially looking for information and stories of the Chinese railroad workers. | ||
*[http://tigger.uic.edu/~rjensen/railroad.htm Railroad History ]by Richard Jensen, Research Professor of History, Montana State University, Billings. This site contains links to many websites treating various aspects of railroad history. | *[http://tigger.uic.edu/~rjensen/railroad.htm Railroad History ]by Richard Jensen, Research Professor of History, Montana State University, Billings. This site contains links to many websites treating various aspects of railroad history. | ||