Where does the Union Pacific Railroad start and end?
The original rail line was built westward 1,006 miles (1,619 km) from Omaha, Nebraska, to meet the Central Pacific, which was being built eastward from Sacramento, California. The two railroads were joined at Promontory, Utah, on May 10, 1869 (see Golden Spike National Historic Site). What was the biggest problem for the Union Pacific Railroad?…
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