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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, Old West Train, 1920s 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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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, Kids Discover, Hands On Activities, The Two, Railroad Tracks, American History

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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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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, Southern Pacific, Warm Springs, 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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Transcontinental Railroad ‑ Construction, Competition & Impact

In 1862, the Central Pacific and the Union Pacific Railroad Companies began building a transcontinental railroad that would link the United States from east to west. Over the next seven years, the two companies raced toward each other from Sacramento, California on the one side to Omaha, Nebraska on the other, struggling against great risks before they met at Promontory, Utah, on May 10, 1869.

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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, Camping Experience, Birds Eye View, Birds Eye, Large Picture

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

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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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Find Old Illustration Train Crossing Wooden Trestle stock images in HD and millions of other royalty-free stock photos, 3D objects, illustrations and vectors in the Shutterstock collection. Thousands of new, high-quality pictures added every day.

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Chinese workers building the Loma Prieta Lumber Co.'s railroad, California, about 1885 Central Pacific Railroad, Transcontinental Railroad, Canadian Pacific Railway, Railroad History, Into The West, Union Pacific Railroad, California History, Canadian History, Chinese History

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Chinese workers building the Loma Prieta Lumber Co.'s railroad, California, about 1885

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