Missouri Pacific history is easier to understand if the railroad is considered in three parts: the lines west of St. Louis, ...

Workers of the Central Pacific Railroad: Chinese peasants from the Canton Province began arriving on California's shores in 1850, pushed by poverty and overpopulation from their homeland — and ...

The railroad remains a potent symbol ... November 30: As the Chinese lay track, Central Pacific directors lead a ceremonial train excursion to the eastern side of the Sierra Nevada.

Following recent line upgrades, those yearning to revisit the old days can hop on the museum-operated Sacramento Southern Railroad train, which departs from the Central Pacific Railroad Freight ...

CAJON PASS: Busy mainline mountain crossing for both BNSF and Union Pacific ... trains a day. Over 60 miles of great scenery, 12 tunnels between Bakersfield to Mojave. 4. DONNER PASS: The Central ...

Subsequently, trains from Chicago to the Bay Area also used the loop. When the spiral’s construction finished in 1876 on the Southern Pacific Line, it was considered one of the railroad world ...