Central Pacific Railroad
Congratulations, CPRR Crew, you and the new workers have earned 150 miles of newly laid track.
Learn more about the Chinese workers
The new Chinese crews are using handpicks, shovels, black powder and nitroglycerine to break through the hard granite rock.
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