The ceremony for the driving of the golden spike at Promontory Summit, Utah on May 10, 1869; completion of the First Transcontinental Railroad. At center left, Samuel S. Montague, Central Pacific Railroad, shakes hands with Grenville M. Dodge, Union Pacific Railroad (center right). [2560 x 1948]
First Transcontinental Railroad go brrr
Union Pacific 907 leads eastbound train 104, the City of Los Angeles, en route from Los Angeles, CA to Chicago, IL. Photo shot in Farmington, Utah, on May 10, 1969, the centennial of the completion of the first transcontinental railroad - by Victor Hand [2048x1596]
Lord Strathcona driving the "Last Spike" of Canada's first transcontinental railroad, the Canadian Pacific Railway, in 1885
Chinese railroad workers, finally honored: The 150th anniversary of the First Transcontinental Railroad’s completion is a time to remember their labor and sacrifice
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The ceremony for the driving of the golden spike at Promontory Summit, Utah on May 10, 1869; completion of the First Transcontinental Railroad. At center left, Samuel S. Montague, Central Pacific Railroad, shakes hands with Grenville M. Dodge, Union Pacific Railroad (center right). [4514 x 3435]
150 years ago today, the first Transcontinental Railroad was completed
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The United States built the first transcontinental railroad in 1869 and landed a man on the moon in 1969. What will be the US’s next major achievement in 2069?
TDIH: April 28, 1869, Chinese and Irish laborers for the Central Pacific Railroad working on the First Transcontinental Railroad lay ten miles of track in one day, a feat which has never been matched.
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What Union Pacific Trains Were Used On The First Transcontinental Railroad In 1868-69?
I'm currently researching as much as I can find about early train travel during the construction of the first transcontinental railroad, but I'm having a hard time finding any specifics on the specific types of trains that were used on it.
To any train-historians or fanatics here, which kind of U.P trains were running in 1868 and 1869 that were most likely also used as trains driving west from Omaha into the frontier during and right after the construction of the first transcontinental railroad?
I would appreciate any kind of input.
On this day 150 years ago, the Golden Spike connected the Union Pacific and Central Pacific to create the First Transcontinental Railroad;Utah, May 10th 1869 [4514 × 3435]
/r/place's first Transcontinental Railroad finally complete
Railroad descendants, history buffs, dignitaries and elected officials were among the thousands gathered Friday in Promontory, northwest of Salt Lake City, to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the completion of the first transcontinental railroad
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How many Chinese veterans of the First Transcontinental Railroad would be needed to completely subdue and mine a hostile Onix?
It's 1870, and the imported Chinese miners had just begun work on another tunnel in an open quarry when their explosives woke up and enraged a gigantic 30-foot snake made of rocks.
For a moment, it seemed like everyone was fleeing the terrifying monster, but their lack of Pokemon education and excess of ambitions actually led them to the supply tents to get more pickaxes, sledgehammers, nitroglycerin and black powder so they can mine this miraculous boulder.
How many Chinese would end up giving their lives for such a disappointing Pokemon, without knowing they can just lead it to the nearest puddle of pee?
Transcontinental Railroad Sesquicentennial Golden Spike first day issue question
I am not a collector of modern stamps normally, and am still very new to stamp collecting in general. I was wondering how one collects first day issues specifically for the 2019 First-Class Forever Stamp - Transcontinental Railroad 150th Anniversary coming out tomorrow! Thank you for the help!
Chinese railroad workers, finally honored: The 150th anniversary of the First Transcontinental Railroad’s completion is a time to remember their labor and sacrifice
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Transcontinental railroad carries first passenger (1869)
Celebration following the driving of the "Last Spike" joining the Central Pacific and Union Pacific railroads forming the First Transcontinental Railroad across the US. May 10, 1869 [4514 × 3435]
The ceremony for the driving of the golden spike at Promontory Summit, Utah on May 10, 1869; completion of the First Transcontinental Railroad [4514 × 3435]
June 4, 1876 – An express train called the Transcontinental Express arrives in San Francisco, via the First Transcontinental Railroad only 83 hours and 39 minutes after leaving New York City.
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[May 10, 1919] Ogden, Utah celebrates the 50th anniversary of the “golden spike" driven into place on May 10, 1869 at Promontory Summit, Utah to complete the first transcontinental railroad. Here, men who worked on the transcontinental railroad in 1869 ride on a float in 1919.
Building of the First Transcontinental Railroad (1867)
Prior to the First Transcontinental Railroad, how frequently did the trains run in the “old west”?
I’m sure there would be differences between what could be now considered “interstate” rail lines and “intrastate” rail lines (even though not every location would be in a state at that time). So how frequently did trains run from one station to another? If you, say, missed a local train would you be able to catch the next one in a reasonable amount of time? And if you missed a long distance train, would you have to wait a day or more for the next one?
Thanks!
Remembering the Golden Spike Ceremony: The completion of the first transcontinental railroad one hundred and fifty years ago is remembered as an iconic moment in the history of U.S. westward expansion. But there are other ways to understand the railroad’s significance....
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TIL "Hell on Wheels" was originally used to describe the itinerant collection of flimsily assembled gambling houses, dance halls, saloons, and brothels that followed the army of Union Pacific railroad workers westward as they constructed the First Transcontinental Railroad in 1860s North America.
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East shakes hands with West, and drives the final spike to finish the First Transcontinental Railroad. Promontory Point - May 10, 1869. [3000x2279]
Leland Stanford drives Ceremonial Golden Spike, completing America's first Transcontinental Railroad (May 10, 1869)
The "Golden Spike" or "Last Spike", the ceremonial spike that was driven when completing the First Transcontinental Railroad on May 10, 1869. [1024 × 1537]
California schools to teach Chinese Exclusion Act and history: in 1882 the Chinese Exclusion Act was adopted, first major US law to forbid a specific ethnic group from immigrating. This after 11000 Chinese worked to complete the Transcontinental Railroad, more than 1000 lost their lives
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First transcontinental railroad in the United States, completed this month 1869
Completion of the Central Pacific & Union Pacific railroads at their meeting point in Promontory, Utah, making the first Transcontinental Railroad, May 10, 1869.
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