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.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf railway line
segment of the First Transcontinental Railroad
builtBy Central Pacific Railroad Company of California
connectedTo Union Pacific main line at Promontory Summit
constructionBegan 1863
constructionDirection eastward
country United States of America
crosses American River
currentOperator Union Pacific Railroad (successor to Southern Pacific)
currentUse freight rail corridor on much of its original alignment
dateOfSignificantEvent 1869-05-10
endPoint Promontory Summit, Utah Territory
engineeringChallenge heavy snowfall in the Sierra Nevada
engineeringSolution extensive snow sheds in the Sierra Nevada
fundedBy Pacific Railroad Act of 1862
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
locatedIn California
Nevada
Utah Territory
metWith Union Pacific Railroad line at Promontory Summit
notablePass Donner Pass
notableStructure Summit Tunnel (Tunnel No. 6) in the Sierra Nevada
operator Central Pacific Railroad
partOf First Transcontinental Railroad
passesThrough Auburn, California
Battle Mountain, Nevada
linked to: Battle Mountain

Carlin, Nevada
Colfax, California
Elko, Nevada
linked to: Elko

Great Basin
Humboldt River valley
linked to: Humboldt River

Reno, Nevada
Truckee, California
linked to: Truckee

Wadsworth, Nevada
Winnemucca, Nevada
linked to: Winnemucca
significantEvent completion of first U.S. transcontinental railroad
startPoint Sacramento, California
linked to: Sacramento
successorOperator Southern Pacific Railroad
traverses Sierra Nevada
usedLaborFrom Chinese immigrant workers
Civil War veterans
Irish immigrant workers

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Golden Spike ceremony railroadEndpointWest Central Pacific line from Sacramento, California
Summit Tunnel in the Sierra Nevada partOf Central Pacific Railroad line
linked to: Central Pacific line from Sacramento, California