Central Pacific Railroad Photographic History Museum
How long did it take to get across the country on the transcontinental railroad?
posted from CPRR Discussion Group at 5:54 PM
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... My great grandfather started working for the railroad around 1900 (give or take a few years), my grandmother refers to it as the Northwest Railroad in Chicago Illinois. I could not find anything on the Northwest rail, but found a lot of information on Transcontinental railroad. Is this the same railroad? If so, I was curious to know when the workers became Unionized. My grandmother told me that he fought for the Union and did become a part of it, so I was hoping you had some information on that. ...
—Tricia Rankin
posted from CPRR Discussion Group at 5:25 PM
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