"Pacific Railroad Crazy—The Story of Theodore Dehone Judah"

"Pacific Railroad Crazy—The Story of Theodore Dehone Judah" by C. Barton Crattie, © The American Surveyor 9(5), June 8, 2012. (Magazine Article)

"Judah ... In 1857 ... published and distributed to the politicians A Practical Plan for Building the Pacific Railroad. His ideas were well received, enough to secure an office to promote a Pacific Railroad within the Capitol Building, across the hall from the Supreme Court. There, he established the Pacific Railroad Museum, a pleasant respite for the lawmakers mixed in the mire of Washington. ... " [More]

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