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Over the range : a history of the Promontory Summit route of the Pacific railroad / Richard V. Francaviglia.

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Francaviglia looks anew at the geographical-historical context of the driving of the golden spike in May 1869. He gazes outward from the site of the transcontinental railroad's completion - the summit of a remote mountain range that extends south into the Great Salt Lake. The transportation cor...

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Online Access: Full Text (via ProQuest)
Main Author: Francaviglia, Richard V.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Logan : Utah State University Press, ©2008.
©2008.
Subjects:
Union Pacific Railway Company.
Central Pacific Railroad Company > History.
Pacific railroads.
Railroads > West (U.S.) > History.
Railroads > History.
Central Pacific Railroad Company.
Railroads.
West United States.
History.
Table of Contents:
  • Envisioning Promontory (1820-1850)
  • In the path of history (1850-1865)
  • The battle of the maps (1865-1868)
  • A moment of glory : Promontory, 1869
  • On the early mainline (1869-1875)
  • Big time railroading (1875-1904)
  • A regional branchline (1904-1942)
  • A changing countryside & landscape (1904-1942)
  • Remembering Promontory (1942-present)
  • Epilogue : full circle.

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