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Theodore Judah proposes the idea of a railroad through Sierra Nevada from east to west.
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Investors Collis Huntington, Mark Hopkins, James Bailey, Charles Crocker, and Leland Stanford become the head of the Central Pacific Railroad.
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Theodore Judah studies the Sierra Nevada and produces plan and "blueprint" for railroad production.
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President Lincoln signs the Central Pacific proposal bill which also endorses the Union Pacific Railroad building west.
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Theodore Judah goes in search of more investors for Central Pacific.
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First tracks are laid by Central Pacific Railroad.
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Theodore Judah passes away in New York City but construction of railroad continues.
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Union Pacific lays tracks and makes it to Omaha, Nebraska.
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Native Americans revolt against railroad workers in Julesburg, Colorado in response to Sand Hook massacre.
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6,000 Chinese workers would work on the railroad by the end of 1865. Played a large part in completion.
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First tracks of Union Pacific Railroad laid in Omaha.
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Union Pacific accomplishes 100 miles of track.
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Chinese workers go on strike to fight for their right to higher wages and better work hours.
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Dynamite is used to blast through Summit Tunnel to continue railroad.
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Meeting place of tracks coming from the East and West is established in Promontory Summit, Utah.
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Golden spike driven into ground as the Union Pacific and Central Pacific's railroads met and completed the Transcontinental.
