Recommended books about the first transcontinental railroad

Recommended books about the first transcontinental railroad:
  • Empire Express: Building the First Transcontinental Railroad by David Haward Bain. (Best modern history of the construction of the Central Pacific and Union Pacific Railroads. Superb!)
  • Waiting for the Cars: Alfred A. Hart's Stereoscopic Views of the Central Pacific Railroad by Wendell Huffman, with anaglyphic conversions by Howard Goldbaum. (With gorgeous reproductions - a gem!)
  • The Railroad Photographs of Alfred A. Hart, Artist by Mead B. Kibbey, also available to read on this website. (Wonderful book about the CPRR stereographs!)
  • More online books and the CPRR Museum Bookstore.