Edwin L. Sabin
Opening the Iron Trail
Hardcover
(Forgotten Books Dec. 21, 2017)
Excerpt from Opening the Iron Trail
It is fifty years ago, this year 1919, that the first of the iron trails across the United States, between the East and the West, was finally completed. At noon of May 10, 1869, the last four rails in the new Pacific Railway were laid, and upon Promontory Point, Utah, about fifty miles westward from Ogden, the locomo tive of the Union Pacific and the locomotive of the Central Pacific touched noses. That was indeed a great event.
The Union Pacific, coming from Omaha at the Missouri River, had built over one thousand miles of track in three years; the Central Pacific, coming from Sacramento at the Pacific Ocean, had built over six hundred miles in the same space. Altogether, in seven years there had been built one thousand, seven hun dred and seventy-five miles of main track, and the side-tracks, stations, water - tanks, and so forth.
In one year the Union Pacific had laid four hundred and twenty-five miles of track; in the same year the Central Pacific had laid three hundred and sixty-three miles. In one day the Union Pacific had laid seven and three quarters miles; in one day the Central! Pacific had laid a full ten miles. These records have' never been beaten.
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It is fifty years ago, this year 1919, that the first of the iron trails across the United States, between the East and the West, was finally completed. At noon of May 10, 1869, the last four rails in the new Pacific Railway were laid, and upon Promontory Point, Utah, about fifty miles westward from Ogden, the locomo tive of the Union Pacific and the locomotive of the Central Pacific touched noses. That was indeed a great event.
The Union Pacific, coming from Omaha at the Missouri River, had built over one thousand miles of track in three years; the Central Pacific, coming from Sacramento at the Pacific Ocean, had built over six hundred miles in the same space. Altogether, in seven years there had been built one thousand, seven hun dred and seventy-five miles of main track, and the side-tracks, stations, water - tanks, and so forth.
In one year the Union Pacific had laid four hundred and twenty-five miles of track; in the same year the Central Pacific had laid three hundred and sixty-three miles. In one day the Union Pacific had laid seven and three quarters miles; in one day the Central! Pacific had laid a full ten miles. These records have' never been beaten.
About the Publisher
Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com
This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
- ISBN
- 0484298445 / 9780484298445
- Pages
- 294
- Weight
- 19.36 oz.
- Dimensions
- 5.98 x 0.69 in.
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