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Andrew J. Russell (American, 1830­1902), East and West Shaking Hands at Laying Last Rail, 1869, albumen print, courtesy Union Pacific Railroad Museum. The ceremony spotlighted Union Pacific locomotive No. 119 meeting Central Pacific locomotive Jupiter. From left, shaking hands, are Samuel S. Montague, chief engineer of the Central Pacific Railroad, and General Grenville M. Dodge, chief engineer of the Union Pacific Railroad.
2019 Jan 31 Thu
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The Race to Promontory: The Transcontinental Railroad and the American West Exhibition Premiere Celebration
6-9 pm