| The Pacific Railroad: A Practical Plan |
| The Big Four: Charles Crocker, Collis P. Huntington, Mark Hopkins and Leland Stanford |
| Leaders of the Central Pacific Railroad: Charles Crocker, Collis P. Huntington, Mark Hopkins, Leland Stanford, Theodore Judah and James Harvey Strobridge |
| Charles Crocker: This man was the one who suggested using Chinese labor to build the railroad. |
| Collis P. Huntington: This man was the "deal maker". He lobbied in Congress for funding, land and protective legislation; he rounded up all the money from eastern investors and eventually helped make the building of the Central Pacific a huge investment project rather than a federal one. |
| Mark Hopkins: This man was the money man. |
| Leland
Stanford: This man was the "Big Four's" political tie
in since he was the Governor of California. Leland Stanford: Beyond Capitalism Leland Stanford and the founding of Stanford Universtiy |
| Tunnels of the Railroad |
| Ancestors in the Americas: Crossing the Continent, Crossing the Pacific |
| The Chinese and The Transcontinental Railroad |
| The Workers of the Central Pacific |
| Those Who Traveled to the Mountain of Gold (California) |
| The Chinese who built a Railroad |
| The Last Spike is Driven |
| History of Chinese in California |
| The Chinese at Promontory, Utah |
| Information about the Chinese in California |
| Chinese Laborers in the West |
| Chinese Immigration: An Article from Harper's Weekly |
| What is a Coolie? An Article from Harper's Weekly |
| The Labor Question: An Article from Harper's Weekly. This is a very complicated article but has great information. |
| The Sierra Nevadas presents natural barrier to getting the railroad through |
| Nob Hill: The "Big Four" Mansions sprawl over the top |
| The Rich and Famous through railroads and gold strikes build their homes on "Nob Hill". |