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From 1862 to 1869 the Central Pacific Railroad, building from the West, and the Union Pacific Railroad, building from the East, raced to complete the first transcontinental railroad. Alfred A. Hart was the official photographer for the Central Pacific during construction and published 364 views. In 1870 Watkins acquired the Hart negatives and published them under the series title Watkins Pacific Railroad.
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| 216 | View at Shady Run, 73 miles from Sacramento
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Courtesy of Library of Congress | 
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| 217 | All aboard for Virginia City
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Courtesy of California State Library | 
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All aboard for Virginia City
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Courtesy of Bill Lee | 
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All aboard for Virginia City
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Courtesy of Bill Lee | 
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| 218 | Tunnel No 3, above Cisco
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Courtesy of Len Walle | 
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Tunnel No 3, above Cisco
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Courtesy of Library of Congress | 
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| 219 | View above Cisco
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Courtesy of The Huntington Library | 
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| 220 | Scene on the Truckee River, near Donner Lake
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Courtesy of Online Archive of California | 
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| 221 | Truckee River below Truckee Station, looking West, toward Donner Lake
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Courtesy of California State Library | 
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Truckee River below Truckee Station, looking West, toward Donner Lake
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Courtesy of Library of Congress | 
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| 222 | Truckee River below Truckee Station, Looking toward Eastern Summit
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Courtesy of Online Archive of California | 
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| 223 | Truckee River, approaching Eastern Summit
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Courtesy of Library of Congress | 
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| 224 | First Crossing of the Truckee River, 133 miles from Sacramento
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Courtesy of California State Library | 
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| 225 | Bridge over First Crossing Truckee River, 204 feet long
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Courtesy of The New York Public Library | 
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| 226 | Interior of the Bridge over First Crossing of the Truckee River
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Courtesy of The Society of California Pioneers | 
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Interior of the Bridge over First Crossing of the Truckee River
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Courtesy of Steve Heselton | 
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| 227 | Profile Rock, near the First Crossing of the Truckee River
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Courtesy of The Society of California Pioneers | 
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Profile Rock, near the First Crossing of the Truckee River
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Courtesy of Library of Congress | 
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| 228 | Truckee river entering the Eastern Summits. Tunnel No. 14. 134 miles
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Courtesy of California State Library | 
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| 229 | American River Bridge. Railroad around Cape Horn, 1,400 feet above
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Courtesy of Online Archive of California | 
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American River Bridge. Railroad around Cape Horn, 1,400 feet above
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Courtesy of Library of Congress | 
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| 230 | View of the American River, below Cape Horn
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Courtesy of Library of Congress | 
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| 231 | Bloomer Cut near Auburn. 800 feet long and 63 feet high
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Courtesy of Steve Heselton | 
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Bloomer Cut near Auburn. 800 feet long and 63 feet high
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Courtesy of Library of Congress | 
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| 232 | Capital Granite Quarry at Rocklin, 22 miles from Sacramento
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Courtesy of Library of Congress | 
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