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The Transcontinental Railroad

  • Central Pacific Starts building

  • Period: to

    Transcontinental Railroad building

  • Theodore Judah Dies

  • Union Pacific Celebrates ground breaking

  • Union Pacific Lays First Rail

  • workers pulled locamotives over the mountain

  • Chinese and Irish workers

    Chinese and Irish workers topped the record established by the Union Pacific tracklayers. In a little less than 12 hours, they laid 10 miles and 56 feet of track.
  • Chinese Workers go on Strik for better hours and wages

  • tunnel 6 is finished

  • Golden Spike is Driven In

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