The Transcontinental Railroad

The History Channel- History of Us- Transcontinental Railroad

 

'An old man with long gray whiskers came through the cars selling popcorn, chewing gum and candy. "Hey!" said one of his customers. "I thought young boys were supposed to do your job."

 

"I was a boy when this train started."'

-- On A Slow Train Through Arkansas, Thomas W. Jackson, 1903.