Incudes information on Promontory Point, the Pacific Railroad, the Union Pacific Railroad, The Central Pacific Railroad, the transcontinental railroad, etc.

"With ten original drawings by E. S. Hammack and 860 illustrations" -- title page

Cars along the canals -- Spokes of the hub -- The panter from his lair -- Away you rolling river -- War rides the cars -- Plains without rails -- Longhorns -- Toward Promontory -- Zulu no jug -- The railroad West -- Folklore -- Narrow gage -- Sounds of strife -- Rails of gold and silver -- Car robbers and bindle stiffs -- The open switch -- The fast mail -- By the seashore, in the mountains -- Amenities of the cars -- Private varnish -- Fin de siecle.