Laramie Railroads

On July 1, 1862, President Lincoln signed the Pacific Railway Act. This act created the Union Pacific Railroad and authorized government loans and land grants to aid in the construction of the nation's first transcontinental railroad, which would connect Omaha, Nebraska, to Sacramento, California. As the Union Pacific raced west across prairies, mountains, and basins in 1867 and 1868, the Territory of Wyoming and many of its southern towns and cities were founded, including Laramie. In 1869, the Union Pacific met the Central Pacific at Promontory Summit, Utah, and the transcontinental railroad was complete. This is the story of the railroads of Laramie, a fabled place along the Union Pacific's Overland Route.

Author: Lawrence Ostresh, Jerry Hansen
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC)
Published: 04/28/2014
Pages: 128
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.70lbs
Size: 9.10h x 6.50w x 0.40d
ISBN13: 9781467130837
ISBN10: 1467130834
BISAC Categories:
- Transportation | Railroads | History
- History | United States | State & Local | West (AK, CA, CO, HI, ID, MT
- Transportation | Railroads | Pictorial