First women and children to travel coast to coast on the transcontinental railroad

From: "Michael O'Leary" mbo9@georgetown.edu

Can you point me to any information about the first women and children to travel coast to coast after the transcontinental was completed? How quickly did women begin travelling on the RR regularly?

—Michael Boyer O'Leary, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Management, Georgetown University

List of people at the May 10, 1869 ceremony?

Is there a list of people who were present at the May 10, 1869 joining of the rails, golden spike ceremony at Promontory Summit, Utah?

Does the transcontinental railroad still run?

From: "Darren Deth" darredet@yahoo.com

Does the transcontinental railroad still operate in any form? If so, could you provide me an address, link, or other contact information? ...

—Darren

Black conductors

From: "Sandra Buirse" skdlb4@att.net

Is there a list of names of black conductors from 1926 thru 1957?

If there is? How does one access it?

Who were the cartographers who mapped the transcontinental railroad?

From: GEAROID.HARRINGTON.2009@nuim.ie

I am a 3rd year student at National University of Ireland, Maynooth. I am doing a project on transcontinental railroads and have found this site very useful. I was wondering do you have any information regarding the cartograhy or who actually made the maps that display the new rail lines of the CPRR? Who mapped the land? Are there names on the maps which are on your site? I have to provide this sort of information when describing the history of the transcontinental railways. I hope I am clear.

—Gearoid Harrington

Golden Spike Ceremony Stamp

From: "Henk van Zutphen" Henk.vanZutphen@inter.nl.net

The question I am going to ask you, may be somewhat odd, coming from a philatelist, but it really has to do with the Ogden Railway Station I was told.

[Also] In my collection is a stamp from 1944 showing the “Golden Spike Ceremony” in 1869:

[After a mural in the Union Pacific depot in Salt Lake City.]

As you can see, the smoke from the locomotive and the flag are moving in opposite directions, which is at least remarkable. Such an error in the design of a post stamp is worth collecting. But… I read that the scene is taken from a wall painting in the Railway Station of Ogden. Now my question is: was the error already on the original wall painting? If not, then it was probably made by the engraver just to make it possible to have the flag visible in the outline of the scene on the stamp? I already had contact with Lee Witten from the Ogden Union Station who told me that he has no picture of the original painting any more. Now my hope is that you might have one in your museum. Can you help me?

If possible, would you be so kind as to send me a picture of the original wall painting? ...

—Henk van Zutphen, Bergharen, Netherlands

T. D. Judah?

From: "D W Gowen" dwg193@roadrunner.com

Hello, my name is Dean Gowen and I am a Landscape Architect in Buffalo NY. My most recent project involves preparing a historic Landscape report for Oakwood Cemetery in Niagara Falls, NY. It is one of the oldest burial grounds in Western New York, dating back to 1852. This is for an effort to document the history and landscape setting at the cemetery to apply for National Register status and applications for future funding for cemetery restoration.

One of my first tasks has been historic research, and going through cemetery files, records and plans — essentially looking at records that have never been organized or catalogued since the earliest days of the cemetery. Upon going through some original design plans (some on the original linen and dating back into the late 1800s), I came across a design for the cemetery dating to 1861 (I will confirm the date) with the name T.D. Judah below the title. No one in the office or on the Board at the Cemetery had any knowledge of who this person was.

After doing a little web searching, and stumbling upon your amazing website, I am assuming that our man is the same TD Judah that was involved with the Transcontinental Railroad. One of the most obvious links is the fact that apparently Judah spent some time in Niagara Falls and designed the rail connection between Niagara Falls and Lewiston, NY, traversing the steep Niagara Escarpment.

I am writing a quick note to ask if anyone at the museum would have any other information (or direction for me) regarding Theodore Dehone Judah's time in Niagara Falls or can verify his dabbling into the Cemetery design business.

Thanks very much. Any guidance would be much appreciated. I have already been sufficiently distracted and sidetracked exploring your incredible website and learning about our countries rail history. As you probably know, Buffalo, was once one of the mighty rail hubs in the country and there are many rail enthusiasts still throughout the city trying to keep the history alive.

Thanks again.

Dean Gowen
Registered Landscape Architect

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