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Southern Pacific Railroad advertisement from 1885. The company was founded in 1865 as a land holding company and became a railroad when it acquired the Central Pacific in 1885. The Central Pacific had employed as many as 12,000 emigrant Chinese laborers to build the railroad line from California to Utah where the "golden spike" was laid in 1869 to form the first transcontinental railroad. Utah was the connecting place with the Union Pacific railroad which had been built west from Council Bluffs. Central Pacific Railroad, Transcontinental Railroad, Golden Spike, Monterey Peninsula, Train Posters, Warm Springs, Southern Pacific, Union Pacific Railroad, Railway Posters

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Southern Pacific Railroad advertisement from 1885. The company was founded in 1865 as a land holding company and became a railroad when it acquired the Central Pacific in 1885. The Central Pacific had employed as many as 12,000 emigrant Chinese laborers to build the railroad line from California to Utah where the "golden spike" was laid in 1869 to form the first transcontinental railroad. Utah was the connecting place with the Union Pacific railroad which had been built west from Council…

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On this day in 1869, the two sides of the first transcontinental railroad met in Promontory, Utah. What started as a competition between two dueling companies, ended with nearly 2,000 miles of track and the first railroad line that stretched the entire width of the United States. Learn more in our Trains Unit! Train Drawings, American History Homeschool, Transcontinental Railroad, Train Drawing, Railroad Art, Manifest Destiny, Railroad History, Sea To Shining Sea, Pinterest Ideas

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On this day in 1869, the two sides of the first transcontinental railroad met in Promontory, Utah. What started as a competition between two dueling companies, ended with nearly 2,000 miles of track and the first railroad line that stretched the entire width of the United States. Learn more in our Trains Unit!

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The transcontinental railroad at 150 – in pictures Shoshone Indians Looking at Locomotives on Desert, 1868 The transcontinental railroad had opened the heart of the continent, and, within days of its completion, the country was transformed. Travel from New York to San Francisco was reduced from six months to 10 days, and at 10% of the cost Photograph: Alfred A Hart/courtesy Union Pacific Railroad Museum 1890s New York, Railroad Aesthetic, Old West Train, Victorian Train, Western Train, Central Pacific Railroad, Transcontinental Railroad, Railroad Images, Historic Pictures

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The transcontinental railroad at 150 – in pictures

In a new travelling exhibition, the significance of the transcontinental railroad, finished in 1869, will be celebrated in a series of images capturing its arduous construction through to its triumphant completion

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Artifacts Used by Chinese Transcontinental Railroad Workers Found in Utah | Smart News | Smithsonian Magazine Central Pacific Railroad, Transcontinental Railroad, Sierra Nevada Mountains, Sacramento California, Sierra Nevada, Image Frame, Birds Eye, Large Picture, National Museum

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Artifacts Used by Chinese Transcontinental Railroad Workers Found in Utah

Researchers discovered the remains of a mid-19th century house, a centuries-old Chinese coin and other traces of the short-lived town of Terrace

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The Black Hills Pioneer is the oldest business in West River Dakota Territory, and this year marks our 140th year telling the story of the Black Hills. Over time our newspaper has taken over the title of numerous other publications and we would like to share some of the more compelling stories from all of those early editions. Pioneer Days, Wilde Westen, Into The West, Railroad Photos, Old Trains, Model Train Layouts, Train Layouts, Black Hills, Model Train

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The Black Hills Pioneer is the oldest business in West River Dakota Territory, and this year marks our 140th year telling the story of the Black Hills. Over time our newspaper has taken over the title of numerous other publications and we would like to share some of the more compelling stories from all of those early editions.

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Locomotives and More Old West Train, Western Train, Central Pacific Railroad, Union Pacific Train, Transcontinental Railroad, Vintage Trains, Jefferson Davis, Santa Rosa California, Railroad History

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Central Pacific Railroad Photographic History Museum - Photographs, stereoviews, engravings, maps, and documents illustrating the history of the first transcontinental railroad.

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VINTAGE TRAIN LITHOGRAPH Copy // Industrial // Locomotive // American Express Train // Antique Trains // Collectible Home Decor Tray // | by Aces Finds Vintage Steam Trains Photography, Train Illustration, Train Drawing, Train Wall Art, Old Steam Train, Railroad Art, Steam Engine Trains, Wilde Westen, Railroad Pictures

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VINTAGE TRAIN LITHOGRAPH Copy // Industrial // Locomotive // American Express Train // Antique Trains // Collectible Home Decor Tray //

This 30 year old tray is super cool and in wonderful shape! It is so historical and industrial. It measures 15.5 x 11.5 please see photo 5 for full description. This piece would be great on any shelf or mantle. Or even cool on a side table. It could also be hung on a wall. It looks bright and fabulous!

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