World History · North America

Transcontinental Rail Service

By Marc Schulman World History 2 min read

HistoryCentral · Primary Source & History

On May 10th, at Promontory Point, Utah, a golden rail spike was struck, completing the first transcontinental railroad line. The spike joined the lines of the Union-Pacific Railroad being built westward, from Omaha, Nebraska; and those of the Central-Pacific being built eastward, from Sacramento, California.

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