The Author.
AT THE UNION PACIFIC END
| Terry Richards | On the Job | |
| George Stanton | Likewise on the Job | |
| Terry’s Father | } | The Crew of No. 119 |
| Stoker Bill Sweeny | ||
| George’s Father | Out on Survey | |
| Mother Richards | } | Heroines of the U. P. |
| Mother Stanton | ||
| Virgie Stanton | First Passenger Across | |
| Harry Revere | Expert Lightning Shooter | |
| Jenny the Yellow Mule | Dead in Line of Duty | |
| Shep the Black Dog | “Killed in Action” | |
| Jimmie Muldoon | Who “Stays Wid the Irish” | |
| Major-General Greenville M. Dodge | The Big Chief | |
| Colonel Silas Seymour | His New York Assistant | |
| Paddy Miles | Boss of the Track “Tarriers” | |
| General “Jack” Casement | The Scrappy Hustler | |
| Mr. Sam Reed | Construction Superintendent | |
| Major Frank M. North | White Chief of the Pawnees | |
| Lineman William Thompson | Who Rescues his own Scalp | |
General Grant, General Sherman, U. P. Vice-President Thomas C. Durant, Director Sidney Dillon, and other distinguished visitors; Major Marshall Hurd, John Evans, Tom Bates, Francis Appleton, and other daring survey engineers; General John A. Rawlins, young Mr. Duff, Mr. John Corwith, tourists; Mr. David Van Lennep, geologist; Sol Judy and old Jim Bridger, scouts; Chief Petalesharo’s Pawnees; United States soldiers; the Irish “tarriers” who built the road; Jack Slade’s “roaring town” toughs; and bad Injuns.
AT THE CENTRAL PACIFIC END
| Governor Leland Stanford | A President in Broadcloth |
| Vice-President Collis P. Huntington | Who Raises the Money |
| Mr. Charles Crocker | Commanding “Crocker’s Pets” |
| Mr. Sam S. Montague | Chief Engineer |
| Mr. J. H. Strowbridge | Construction Superintendent |
| Mr. Hi Minkler | Who Opens Paddy Miles’ Eyes |
Mike Shay, Pat Joyce, Tom Dailey, Mike Kennedy, Fred McNamara, Ed Killeen, George Wyatt, Mike Sullivan, the ten-miles-a-day “cracks”; and the 10,000 Chinks who saved the Central.
Time and Place: 1867-1869, upon the great plains, through the deserts and over the mountains, during the famous railroad-building race to cross the continent.
CONTENTS
| CHAPTER | PAGE | |
| I. | Terry Richards on the Job | [ 1] |
| II. | A Little Interruption | [ 12] |
| III. | “Track’s Clear” | [ 24] |
| IV. | Down the Line—and Back | [ 39] |
| V. | The Cheyennes Have Some Fun | [ 60] |
| VI. | Moving Day Along the Line | [ 74] |
| VII. | Out Into the Survey Country | [ 83] |
| VIII. | General Dodge Shows the Way | [ 99] |
| IX. | More Bad News | [ 111] |
| X. | A Meeting in the Desert | [ 122] |
| XI. | Major Hurd in a Fix | [ 138] |
| XII. | Two on the Scout Trail | [ 148] |
| XIII. | Set for the Great Race | [ 166] |
| XIV. | The “Tarriers” Make a Record | [ 178] |
| XV. | A Fight for a Finish | [ 197] |
| XVI. | Fast Time Down Echo Canyon | [ 207] |
| XVII. | The Last Stretch | [ 217] |
| XVIII. | The U. P. Breasts the Tape | [ 229] |
| XIX. | The C. P. Show Their Mettle | [ 238] |
| XX. | The Wedding of the Rails | [ 251] |