Account of construction of railroad 75 yr ago, over Sierra Nevada, which today is Overland Route of Southern Pacific Railroad; job done mostly by Chinese labor using crude tools; track-laying record set.


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    Title :

    Pioneer construction -- The first transcontinental railway


    Additional title:

    Western Construction News


    Published in:

    Publication date :

    1944


    Size :

    6 pages


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English


    Keywords :


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