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The driving a car of the golden spike at Promontory Summit, which designated the completion of the country's first transcontinental railroad, was only the beginning of the contest for railroad dominance. In the aftermath of this building feat, dozens of railroads, each with ambitious empire contractors at their helms, raced one another for the best prize of your southern transcontinental course that was generally free from snow, shorter in distance, and gentler in gradients. More than just a means of travelling, the railroads were a robust mold, and the occurrence of your rail line possessed the energy to make - or break - the fledgling towns and cities across the newborn American Western. While much has been discussed the building of the first transcontinental railroad, the majority of the history of the railroads in america has been basically ignored. Using a meticulous, loving vision, Walter Borneman picks up where almost every other histories leave off.
