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California's role in the first Transcontinental Railroad | California Politics 360

This week marks 163 years since Cruz first broke ground on the first transcontinental railroad, and it all started here in what's now old Sacramento. And joining us this morning, we have Ty Smith from ...
Fast Company

From Lincoln’s dream to an $85 billion merger, the transcontinental railroad is back

Between 1863 and 1869, the first transcontinental line, known as the Pacific Railroad, was built in the United States. The line ran from Omaha, Nebraska, to Sacramento, California, and carried ...
The Gazette

150th anniversary of U.S. Transcontinental Railroad celebrated

The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. PROMONTORY, Utah — As train bells clanged and steam whistles tooted, thousands of people on Friday ...
insider.si.edu

The great American railroad war : how Ambrose Bierce and Frank Norris took on the notorious Central Pacific Railroad / Dennis Drabelle

The notorious Central Pacific Railroad riveted the attention of two great American writers: Ambrose Bierce and Frank Norris. Drabelle tells a classic story of corporate greed vs. the power of the pen.
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Locomotives, Governor Stanford (Central Pacific Railroad)

Division of Transportation Railroad Reference Files, Archives Center, National Museum of American History. Division of Transportation Railroad Reference Files Division of Transportation Railroad ...