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Summit Tunnel, 1999
Provides biographical information on Lewis Metzler Clement, the chief engineer for the Central Pacific Railroad, who both designed much of the route and supervised construction of the railroad.
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Emigrant Sleeping Car Berths
Provides biographical information on Lewis Metzler Clement, the chief engineer for the Central Pacific Railroad, who both designed much of the route and supervised construction of the railroad.
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Brigham Young. Courtesy National Park Service.
Provides biographical information on Lewis Metzler Clement, the chief engineer for the Central Pacific Railroad, who both designed much of the route and supervised construction of the railroad.
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Lewis Metzler Clement Portrait Detail in Thomas Hill Painting, "The Last Spike."
Provides biographical information on Lewis Metzler Clement, the chief engineer for the Central Pacific Railroad, who both designed much of the route and supervised construction of the railroad.
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Digital Image services.com
Provides biographical information on Lewis Metzler Clement, the chief engineer for the Central Pacific Railroad, who both designed much of the route and supervised construction of the railroad.
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Montague's Letter to Engineers About L. M. Clement, August 18, 1869.
Provides biographical information on Lewis Metzler Clement, the chief engineer for the Central Pacific Railroad, who both designed much of the route and supervised construction of the railroad.
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Samuel Skerry Montague, Cvd. Courtesy of the Mike Bentley Collection.
Provides biographical information on Lewis Metzler Clement, the chief engineer for the Central Pacific Railroad, who both designed much of the route and supervised construction of the railroad.
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Promontory Map Showing Line Change Laid Out by Clement. Courtesy Lynn Farrar.
Provides biographical information on Lewis Metzler Clement, the chief engineer for the Central Pacific Railroad, who both designed much of the route and supervised construction of the railroad.
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Lewis Metzler Clement, Tintype (Flipped Horizontally)
Contains the text of a Lewis M. Clement's 1887 statement to the U.S. Pacific Railway Commission, which gives a clear and succinct accounting of the costs incurred and the problems encountered in building the Central Pacific Railroad.
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Wikipedia: Natl Historic Landmarks in Utah: Bryce Canyon Lodge and Deluxe Cabins
The Union Pacific Railroad built this national park lodge in 1924-1927. The architectural style was used by railroads for lodges across the American west with the encouragement of the National Park Service.
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Wikipedia: National Historic Landmarks in California: Big Four House
Built in 1852; house where Collis Huntington, Mark Hopkins, Leland Stanford, and Charles Crocker organized the Central Pacific railway and founded the Southern Pacific Railroad.
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Cprr
From a book written by a civil engineer, John Debo Galloway, this article discusses the construction of the Central Pacific Railroad including construction methods, problems, and the eventual meeting of the rails at Promontory Point.
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Snowsheds, Donner Lake
From a book written by a civil engineer, John Debo Galloway, this article discusses the construction of the Central Pacific Railroad including construction methods, problems, and the eventual meeting of the rails at Promontory Point.
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Hart 39. Long Ravine Bridge (Lewis Metzler Clement's Stereoview)
From a book written by a civil engineer, John Debo Galloway, this article discusses the construction of the Central Pacific Railroad including construction methods, problems, and the eventual meeting of the rails at Promontory Point.
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Sidney Dillon.
From a book written by a civil engineer, John Debo Galloway, this article discusses the construction of the Central Pacific Railroad including construction methods, problems, and the eventual meeting of the rails at Promontory Point.
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Cover
Provides information on the Union Pacific Railroad's grand excursion to the 100th Meridian.
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Carbutt Photo
Provides information on the Union Pacific Railroad's grand excursion to the 100th Meridian.
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Carbutt Photo
Provides information on the Union Pacific Railroad's grand excursion to the 100th Meridian.
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Carbutt Photo
Provides information on the Union Pacific Railroad's grand excursion to the 100th Meridian.
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Menu
Provides information on the Union Pacific Railroad's grand excursion to the 100th Meridian.
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Nitroglycerine Explosion in San Francisco
Discusses the use of nitroglycerine in the construction of the Central Pacific Railroad.
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Nitrogylcerine Explosion in San Francisco
Discusses the use of nitroglycerine in the construction of the Central Pacific Railroad.
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Nitroglycerine Explosion in San Francisco
Discusses the use of nitroglycerine in the construction of the Central Pacific Railroad.
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Nitroglycerine Explosion in San Francisco
Discusses the use of nitroglycerine in the construction of the Central Pacific Railroad.