The Story of the First Trans-Continental Railroad: Free Audiobook and Listening Guide
The Story of the First Trans-Continental Railroad by William Francis Bailey: the LibriVox audiobook summary, 15 original MP3 tracks, 4:26:30 running time and a link to listen.
The Story of the First Trans-Continental Railroad, credited to William Francis Bailey, is available as a LibriVox volunteer audiobook. This guide identifies the recording, its source summary and its audio tracks.
About the work
The LibriVox catalogue summary, preserved with the recording, reads:
LibriVox recording of The Story of the First Trans-Continental Railroad by William Francis Bailey. Read in English by Paul Harvey Story of the planning, construction, and early operating of the Trans-continental railroad. There is coverage of the early proposals that began as early as the late 1700's to follow the best route to the Pacific Ocean. 1819 saw proposals for steam propelled carriages to connect the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. In the early 1800's interest gained for creating a railroad connecting the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. Costs, construction, and operation are covered along with details on the Kansas Pacific Railway, the Denver Pacific Railroad, and the Central Pacific Railroad. - Summary by Paul Harvey
Recording facts
- Recording title: The Story of the First Trans-Continental Railroad
- Author credits: William Francis Bailey
- Language: English
- Original MP3 tracks: 15
- Listed recording duration: 4:26:30
Catalogue topics
- history
- railroad
- transportation
- locomotives
- union pacific
- denver pacific
- kansas pacific
- central pacific
Track guide
- 01 - The Project and the Projectors — 24:39
- 02 - The Proposition in Congress — 17:31
- 03 - Mostly Financial — 20:17
- 04 - Commencement of the Work — 13:28
- 05 - Progress Made — 30:11
- 06 - Indian Troubles During Construction — 22:27
- 07 - The Builders — 23:51
- 08 - Completion of the Line — 18:07
- 09 - The Kansas Division (Kansas Pacific Railway) — 26:44
- 10 - The Denver-Cheyenne Line (Denver Pacific Railroad) — 10:02
- 11 - History of the Line since its completion — 19:00
- 12 - The Central Pacific Railroad — 13:21
- 13 - Nomenclature of the Union Pacific Railroad — 8:05
- 14 - Paddy Miles' Ride — 5:47
- 15 - Engineer Reports — 13:00
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