First Transcontinental Railroad
While construction on Sierra tunnels delayed Central Pacific, advance forces at Truckee began building forty miles of track east and west of Truckee moving all supplies by wagon and sled. Summit Tunnel was opened in December, 1867. The line reached Truckee April 3, 1868, and the Sierra was conquered. Rails reached Reno June 19, and construction advanced eastward one mile daily toward the meeting with Union Pacific at Promontory May 10, 1869, to complete the first Transcontinental Railroad.| HM Number | HMFLB |
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| Series | This marker is part of the Transcontinental Railroad series |
| Tags | |
| Marker Number | 780-6 |
| Year Placed | 1969 |
| Placed By | State Department of Parks and Recreation, the Conference of California Historical Societies and Nevada County and Truckee-Donner Historical Societies, May 9, 1969 |
| Marker Condition | No reports yet |
| Date Added | Monday, October 20th, 2014 at 5:23am PDT -07:00 |
| UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 10S E 742614 N 4356895 |
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| Decimal Degrees | 39.32746667, -120.18538333 |
| Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 39° 19.648', W 120° 11.123' |
| Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 39° 19' 38.88" N, 120° 11' 7.38" W |
| Driving Directions | Google Maps |
| Area Code(s) | 530, 775, 415 |
| Closest Postal Address | At or near 7001-7041 Lincoln Highway, Truckee CA 96161, US |
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