Central Pacific line from Sacramento, California
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The Central Pacific line from Sacramento, California was the western segment of the first U.S. transcontinental railroad, built eastward over the Sierra Nevada to meet the Union Pacific line at Promontory Summit in 1869.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Central Pacific Railroad line | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
railway line
ⓘ
segment of the First Transcontinental Railroad ⓘ |
| builtBy | Central Pacific Railroad Company of California NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| connectedTo | Union Pacific main line at Promontory Summit NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constructionBegan | 1863 ⓘ |
| constructionDirection | eastward ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| crosses | American River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| currentOperator | Union Pacific Railroad (successor to Southern Pacific) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| currentUse | freight rail corridor on much of its original alignment ⓘ |
| dateOfSignificantEvent | 1869-05-10 ⓘ |
| endPoint | Promontory Summit, Utah Territory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| engineeringChallenge | heavy snowfall in the Sierra Nevada ⓘ |
| engineeringSolution | extensive snow sheds in the Sierra Nevada ⓘ |
| fundedBy | Pacific Railroad Act of 1862 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gauge | standard gauge ⓘ |
| granted |
federal construction subsidies
ⓘ
federal land grants ⓘ |
| historicalDesignation |
part of a National Historic Civil Engineering Landmark
ⓘ
part of a National Historic Landmark District at Promontory Summit ⓘ |
| historicalRole | western segment of the first rail link between the U.S. Pacific and Atlantic coasts ⓘ |
| laterBecamePartOf | Southern Pacific Overland Route NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
California, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
California
Nevada ⓘ Utah Territory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| metWith | Union Pacific Railroad line at Promontory Summit NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notablePass | Donner Pass NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableStructure | Summit Tunnel (Tunnel No. 6) in the Sierra Nevada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operator | Central Pacific Railroad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | First Transcontinental Railroad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| passesThrough |
Auburn, California
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Battle Mountain, Nevada NERFINISHED ⓘ Carlin, Nevada NERFINISHED ⓘ Colfax, California NERFINISHED ⓘ Elko, Nevada NERFINISHED ⓘ Great Basin NERFINISHED ⓘ Humboldt River valley NERFINISHED ⓘ Reno, Nevada NERFINISHED ⓘ Truckee, California NERFINISHED ⓘ Wadsworth, Nevada NERFINISHED ⓘ Winnemucca, Nevada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significantEvent | completion of first U.S. transcontinental railroad ⓘ |
| startPoint | Sacramento, California NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| successorOperator | Southern Pacific Railroad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| traverses | Sierra Nevada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedLaborFrom |
Chinese immigrant workers
ⓘ
Civil War veterans ⓘ Irish immigrant workers ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
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this entity surface form:
Central Pacific Railroad line