Tracks laid down over the Bay Area shoreline
From: "Joseph Shuster" joeyishuster@gmail.com
I am doing research on the development of the Central Pacific Rail Road, particularly in California. I am currently attempting to understand when and how the tracks were laid down over the Bay Area shoreline (West Berkeley) as I believe that was all marshland back in the 1850's. I was wondering if you guys have any maps of the area, and grading plans, sitework plans, construction plans, land surveys, etc. that could help me distinguish this. ...
—Joey
I am doing research on the development of the Central Pacific Rail Road, particularly in California. I am currently attempting to understand when and how the tracks were laid down over the Bay Area shoreline (West Berkeley) as I believe that was all marshland back in the 1850's. I was wondering if you guys have any maps of the area, and grading plans, sitework plans, construction plans, land surveys, etc. that could help me distinguish this. ...
—Joey
posted from CPRR Discussion Group at 10:52 AM
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See the book, Empire Express by David Haward Bain, pages 335-336, 397, 456-459, 565, and 641.
(Suggested by Bruce C. Cooper.)
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