Central Pacific Railroad historic route

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The Central Pacific Railroad historic route is the original transcontinental rail line built in the 1860s that crossed the Sierra Nevada, including through Donner Pass, to connect California with the rest of the United States.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historic railway line
rail transportation infrastructure
builtBy Central Pacific Railroad
connects California
eastern United States
constructionEndDate 1869
constructionStartDate 1863
country United States
crosses Sierra Nevada
Sierra Nevada mountain range
linked to: Sierra Nevada
endPoint Promontory Summit, Utah Territory
gauge standard gauge
historicalPeriod American Civil War era
Reconstruction era
knownFor engineering challenges in the Sierra Nevada
heavy snowfall and use of snow sheds
locatedIn California
Nevada
Utah
opened 1869
partOf First Transcontinental Railroad
Overland Route (historic)
transcontinental rail line
passesNear Auburn, California
Colfax, California
Reno, Nevada
linked to: Reno

Truckee, California
linked to: Truckee
passesThrough Donner Pass
Sierra Nevada snow belt
startPoint Sacramento, California
linked to: Sacramento
terminus Promontory Summit, Utah Territory
Sacramento, California
linked to: Sacramento

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Donner Pass traversedBy Central Pacific Railroad historic route
National Historic Civil Engineering Landmark notableExample Transcontinental Railroad
linked to: Central Pacific Railroad historic route
Central Pacific Railroad historic route builtBy Central Pacific Railroad
linked to: Central Pacific Railroad historic route
Battle of Saipan front Central Pacific
linked to: Central Pacific Railroad historic route
Honolulu County locatedInRegion Central Pacific
linked to: Central Pacific Railroad historic route
Truckee River passesNear Union Pacific Railroad line over Donner Pass
linked to: Central Pacific Railroad historic route
Summit Tunnel in the Sierra Nevada railLine Central Pacific main line over the Sierra Nevada
linked to: Central Pacific Railroad historic route