Railroads & Locomotives History Transcontinental Railroad history: the Pacific Railroad Act, US Civil War, and Manifest Destiny

Transcontinental Railroad history: the Pacific Railroad Act, US Civil War, and Manifest Destiny

By | February 25, 2019

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Union Pacific directors pose at the 100th Meridian, 247 miles west of Omaha, Neb. There were still many miles to go to reach Ogden, Utah.

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