Railroad 1869 Along the Historic Union Pacific Across Wyoming    by Eugene Miller
Price: $2.99 USD. 26410 words. Published on July 15, 2012. .
Building the Transcontinental Railroad through Nebraska had taken three years.. 36 months of dogged determination. When the construction crews finally reached Cheyenne they prepared for the grueling work ahead. They refined the organization and pace developed crossing Nebraska, but now they faced a new set of challenges, most notably the climb up "Sherman Hill", bridging Dale Creek, crossing the

Railroad 1869 Along the Historic Union Pacific in Utah to Promontory    by Eugene Miller
Price: $2.99 USD. 14950 words. Published on July 15, 2012. .
As the Union Pacific entered the Utah canyons progress slowed to a crawl. The builders were forced to use large embankments, trestles and tunnels. All of them slower, difficult to build and expensive. Then as the competing railroads drew closer to their meeting point at Promontory Summit the competition became intense. "Build it fast, we'll fix it later" was the by-word.

Photographer of the Early West, the Story of Arundel Hull    by Eugene Miller
Price: $2.99 USD. 18380 words. Published on August 28, 2012. .
This biography recounts the intriguing history of Arundel C. Hull one of the west's earliest photographers. In his early 20’s he captured many early images along the UP Railroad across Nebraska and thru Wyoming. In 1869, Hull and William Jackson followed the railroad on to Promontory, Utah. Later he opened his Gallery in Fremont Nebraska, becoming leader in this early mid-west town.