It is June, 1862 and Congress has authorized the simultaneous building of the two railroads.
The Union Pacific is to go west from Omaha, Nebraska. The Central Pacific (first unit of the Southern Pacific) is to go east from Sacramento, California.
It is June, 1862——and Congress has authorized the simultaneous building of the two railroads.
The Union Pacific is to go west from Omaha, Nebraska. The Central Pacific (first unit of the Southern Pacific) is to go east from Sacramento, California.