California's Railroad Era, 1850-1911

by Ward M. McAfee

Dramatic and fascinating history of the railroads of the Central Pacific's construction of the western half of the transcontinental railroad, the growth of the Southern Pacific within California and the building of the Sunset Route into the Southweat, how the SP prevented the Texas Pacific from reaching a California terminal, and how the Atlantic and Pacific (with help from the Santa Fe) outmaneuvered Collis P. Huntington and the SP. With large foldout map of the Central Pacific system. Illustrated with black and white photos. 256 pages with index.

256 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1973