Can you survive heat, lightning strikes, or an avalanche? Will you be able to endure the conditions at the construction of the first transcontinental railroad? In this CHOOSE YOUR OWN TRACK book, you choose which way you go. Will you make the right choices as you explore the construction of the Transcontinental Railroad? Will you make a bad choice and end up dead or hurt? Will you come home without accomplishing your mission? MYSTERY OF THE TRANSCONTINENTAL RAILROAD will match your wits against all kinds of dangers, including capture, sabotage, thieves. Will you survive or fail? If you like trains, locomotives, railroads or mysteries, this is the book for you. Ages 9-12.