STEREOVIEW AUCTION PRICES available in PDF format!!

From: "Doc Boehme" info@iamdoc.com

The list has over a 10,000 views listed from various auctions – only releasing it as a CD:

STEREOVIEW AUCTION PRICES. Only $10.00 in CD format!! Great for people buying from auctions and for collectors who want to know the latest realized auction values. Only numbered views over $50 are listed. Doc Boehme, POB 326, Osakis, MN 56360

Doc Boehme
Bottom Line of MN Inc
(763) 300-2298

Snow sheds and tunnels not in service

From: dob381@suddenlink.net

Excellent site: The site is a real treasure for us SP'ers!

I did notice some of the snow sheds and tunnels are not in service and tracks removed ... did they build a new line? They are still running trains over Donner aren't they? ...

—Gary T. Rushworth, Sr.

Chinese immigration to America during the construction of the transcontinental railroad

From: "Hannah Lundberg" hlund96@yahoo.com

I am a student at Upland High School and I am currently working on a History Day project about Chinese immigration to America during the construction of the transcontinental railroad. I have a few questions about it and I would appreciate any of them you can answer.

1. Other than handbills and recruitment from Americans, were there factors in China in the 1800s that caused so many Chinese laborers to want to come to America?

2. Were Chinese immigrants ever promoted to higher ranks or were they strictly reserved for white Americans?

3. Where most of the Chinese laborers already in America before construction of the railroad began or did more of them immigrate later?

4. Did the Chinese ever revolt over the poor conditions they worked in?

5. How prominent were women in the Chinese-American population? Did they ever work alongside the men?

Thank you for all your help.

—Hannah Lundberg

CPRR locomotive 1543

From: Stanley.Calvin@nrgenergy.com

Do you have any service records or history on CPRR locomotive 1543? It was a 4-6-0 steam locomotive sometime in circa 1870's. ...

—Homer Calvin

Railroad western terminus

From: "Mark Merry" montanman@hotmail.com

I've always wondered why the railroad stopped in Alameda and was not continued directly to San Francisco? Was this to keep the ferries in business? It seems like it would've been much simpler to extend the railroad to San Jose and up the peninsula. I'm a tour guide in SF and would love to find more information about this. ...

—Mark Merry

How many total railroad workers?

From: uselevi@aol.com

I am trying to do some research on workers during specific years, but have failed to find any websites that will give me specific answers.

The questions:

How many total railroad workers in the:

1900-
1942-
1950-
1975-
2000-
2010-

And how many female railroad workers in the same years?

UPRR section camp called 'Peru' aka 'Burning Rock Cut'

From: jwmacna@ilstu.edu

I am writing my thesis on a UPRR section camp called 'Peru,' and I'm looking for as much information as I can get to that end. Please let me know if you know anything about the Peru (alternately called 'Burning Rock Cut' Camp) Camp in southwest Wyoming ...

James MacNaughton
Historical Archaeology
Illinois State University

"Leland Stanford's Train Bridged The Nation"

"Leland Stanford's Train Bridged The Nation" by KEVIN HARLIN, © Investor's Business Daily, December 7, 2010. (News Article)

"... '[Stanford] risked his fortune. And he put it back into the railroad, because he believed in it. He thought it would last forever,' Norman Tutorow ... told IBD. ... Tutorow ... calls Stanford shrewd and hardworking, a man whose counsel was sought by presidents. 'He was honest. He was generous. He was trusted by Lincoln,' Tutorow said. 'Stanford was even trusted more by Democratic presidents than anyone else in his own party.' ... " [More]

[Courtesy Google Alerts.]

CPRR Summit Tour on Chinese Televsion

From: "Chris Graves" caliron@cwnet.com

A little over a year ago I took a film crew from CCTV over the Summit. I am told that the film they were working on is now complete, and can be viewed. ...

—Chris Graves

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