Our vision is for a 21 st century, 17,000 mile national high speed rail system built in 4 phases, for completion by 2030.  This new national system will revitalize our economy, reactivate our manufacturing sector, create millions of jobs, end our oil dependency, reduce congestion, and cut our carbon footprint by epic proportions.  Powered by electricity, this system provides sustainable, affordable, safe mobility for all. The map phasing follows the most logical sequence for a national system build out - starting with the largest cities in the busiest corridors, then growing to connect those together across the country.  The busiest corridors are known as 'megaregions' and have been studied extensively by the Regional Plan Association.  Their analysis and mapping of the 11 megaregions forms the background for the development of our national high speed rail plan.

Rail Maps of the U.S. Industrial Sites Rail Maps of the U.S. Canadian National Railway Map. Canadian National Map. This is an interactive system map of the Canadian National (CN) Railway, a class I rail carrier in the United States and Canada. It shows transportation routes spanning over 20,400 miles. Rail Map Legend. Routeing Group. Routeing Point.

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Pacific Railway Act

The Pacific Railway Act was signed into law by President Abraham Lincoln on July 1, 1862. This act provided Federal government support for the building of the first transcontinental railroad, which was completed on May 10, 1869.

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This collection contains congressional publications from 1774 to 1875, including debates, bills, laws, and journals.

• The Senate passed the Pacific Railway Act on June, 20, 1862, by a vote of 35 to 5.
• The House of Representatives passed the Pacific Railway Act on June 24, 1862, by a vote of 104 to 21.
• The Pacific Railway Act can be found the United States Statutes at Large, volume 12, page 489 (12 Stat. 489).

Search in the 37th Congress using the phrase 'Pacific railroad' to find additional Congressional documents on the Pacific Railway Act.

The complete Abraham Lincoln Papers at the Library of Congress consists of approximately 20,000 documents.

Search on the term 'railroad' in this collection to read more about Lincoln and the railroads.

Includes progress report surveys for individual lines, official government surveys, promotional maps, maps showing land grants and rights-of-way, and route guides published by commercial firms. Try searching this collection using the words 'Union Pacific' or 'Central Pacific' or 'Railroads West (U.S.)'. This collection also contains an essay entitled 'History of Railroads and Maps,' which includes a section on the building of the transcontinental railroad.

Exhibitions

This exhibition contains maps, images and documents on the Lewis and Clark Expedition. The After Lewis & Clark section of this exhibition includes documents and maps related to the transcontinental railroad.

Today in History

Officials and workers of the Union Pacific and the Central Pacific railways met on Promontory Summit, in Utah Territory to drive in the Golden Spike on May 10, 1869. This spike symbolized completion of the first transcontinental railroad.

External Web Sites

An Act to Aid in the Construction of a Railroad and Telegraph Line from the Missouri River to the Pacific Ocean, and to Secure to the Government the Use of the Same for Postal, Military, and Other Purposes, National Archives and Records Administration

American Experience: Transcontinental Railroad, PBS

Congress and the American West: The Transcontinental Railroad, National Archives and Records Administration

Driving the Last Spike, Museum of the City of San Francisco

Lesson Plan: The Transcontinental Railroad, PBS

Letter from Union Pacific Railroad to Secretary of the Interior Signifying Union Pacific's Acceptance to the Pacific Railroad Act of 1863, National Archives and Records Administration

Our Documents, Pacific Railroad Act, National Archives and Records Administration

Selected Bibliography

Ambrose, Stephen E. Nothing Like it in the World: The Men Who Built the Transcontinental railroad, 1863-1869. New York : Simon & Schuster, 2000. [Catalog Record]

Bain, David Haward. Empire Express: Building the First Transcontinental Railroad. New York: Viking, 1999. [Catalog Record]

Best, Gerald M. Iron Horses to Promontory. San Marino, Calif.: Golden West Books, 1969. [Catalog Record]

Haney, Lewis H. A Congressional History of Railways in the United States. New York: A.M. Kelley, 1968. [Catalog Record]

Mayer, Lynne Rhodes. Makin' Tracks: The Saga of the Transcontinental Railroad. New York: Barnes & Noble, 1995. [Catalog Record]

Williams, John Hoyt. A Great and Shining Road: The Epic Story of the Transcontinental Railroad. Lincoln, Neb.: University of Nebraska Press, 1996. [Catalog Record]

Younger Readers

Barter, James. Building the Transcontinental Railroad. San Diego, Calif.: Lucent Books, 2002. [Catalog Record]

Blashfield, Jean F. The Transcontinental Railroad. Minneapolis, Minn.: Compass Point Books, 2002. [Catalog Record]

Dolan, Edward F. The Transcontinental Railroad. New York: Benchmark Books, 2003. [Catalog Record]

Evans, Clark J. The Central Pacific Railroad. New York: Children's Press, 2003. [Catalog Record]

Rach, Julie. The Transcontinental Railroad. Broomall, Pa.: Mason Crest Publishers, 2003. [Catalog Record]

Stein, R. Conrad. The Transcontinental Railroad in American History. Springfield, N.J.: Enslow Publishers, 1997. [Catalog Record]

Uschan, Michael V. The Transcontinental Railroad. Milwaukee, Wisc.: World Almanac, 2003. [Catalog Record]