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American History: Essays: The Iron Horse: Central Pacific and Union Pacific

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From a lengthy essay on the history of the railroad in the United States. This section describes the competition between Union Pacific and Central Pacific to complete the transcontinental railroad. Workmanship was often shoddy and financial dealings shady, and there were many attacks from Indian tribes, making the work dangerous and costly.

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building the railroad, railroad history, pacific railroad act, revolution to reconstruction: the iron horse: central pacific and union pacific, the central pacific and union pacific railroads, attacks on railroad by indians, central pacific, union pacific
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